in (the) hope of/that
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or in hopes of/that
: with the hope that something will happen or could happen
He returned to the crime scene in (the) hope of finding further evidence.
He waited in hopes that she would show up.
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In the two years since Film in India was announced, it has been revised a dozen times in the hope of bringing in more interest.
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Mathew Scott, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024
As its costs spiraled higher in 2022 and 2023, Alterra, the developer of the Philadelphia apartment building, asked the current owner of the property to delay the land sale in the hope that rates would fall and to lower the purchase price.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024
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Mathew Scott, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024
As its costs spiraled higher in 2022 and 2023, Alterra, the developer of the Philadelphia apartment building, asked the current owner of the property to delay the land sale in the hope that rates would fall and to lower the purchase price.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024
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“In (the) hope of/that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20%28the%29%20hope%20of%2Fthat. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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