in anticipation of
idiom
: expecting that (something will happen or that someone will arrive)
They hired extra police officers in anticipation of a big crowd at the concert.
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Netanyahu, who had served his first term as prime minister from 1996 to 1999, and who previously voted in favor of a pullout, resigned his position as finance minister in Sharon’s cabinet in protest — and in anticipation of another run for the top job.
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Mark Mazzetti Jonathan Davis Anna Diamond David Mason, New York Times, 16 May 2024
Israel has been evacuating parts of Rafah in anticipation of a larger incursion.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024
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Mark Mazzetti Jonathan Davis Anna Diamond David Mason, New York Times, 16 May 2024
Israel has been evacuating parts of Rafah in anticipation of a larger incursion.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for in anticipation of
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“In anticipation of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20anticipation%20of. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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