expectation

B2Frequent NGSL-2
UK /ˌekspekˈteɪʃn/US /ˌekspekˈteɪʃn/

Meaning

noun
a belief that something will happen because it is likely
expectation of something, We are confident in our expectation of a full recovery.

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Because almost everything all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important.

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those moments where you can be surrounded by people yet you don't really see hear or feel them but I could sense their expectations when the dust settled all I knew was

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Because almost everything all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important.

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