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as expected(adverb, expect, waiting)
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for this reason(expression, expect, waiting)
1
according to expectation(adverb, wait, expectation, prediction)
1
according to expectations(adverb, wait, expectation, prediction)
1
apparently(adverb, wait, expectation, prediction)
1
as a matter of course(adverb, wait, expectation, prediction)
1
as anticipated(adverb, wait, expectation, prediction)
1
as assumed(adverb, wait, expectation, prediction)
1
as awaited(adverb, wait, expectation, prediction)
1
as believed(adverb, wait, expectation, prediction)
1
as calculated(adverb, wait, expectation, prediction)
1
as called for(adverb, wait, expectation, prediction)
1
as conjectured(adverb, wait, expectation, prediction)
1
as contemplated(adverb, wait, expectation, prediction)
1
as counted on(adverb, wait, expectation, prediction)
1
as demanded(adverb, wait, expectation, prediction)
1
as envisaged(adverb, wait, expectation, prediction)
1
as forecasted(adverb, wait, expectation, prediction)
1
as foresaw(adverb, wait, expectation, prediction)
1
as guaranteed(adverb, wait, expectation, prediction)
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