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await

verb as in wait with expectation

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A post-mortem examination carried out on 29 October was inconclusive and further tests are awaited.

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Mr Boutcher is pushing ahead with the campaign while awaiting approval for additional money from the Northern Ireland Executive.

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Huish said such restrictions are “over now,” but that he has advised his client to await the certificate.

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They decided to move to Libya, but what was awaiting them there was a "living hell", Salma says.

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Acuña said the agency is still evaluating BurnBot’s vehicles and awaiting data to help determine how or whether they will be used.

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The verb await (wait for) implies being alert and ready, whether for good or evil: to await news after a cyclone. Hope implies a wish that an event may take place and an expectation that it will: to hope for the best. Expect implies confidently believing, usually for good reasons, that an event will occur: to expect a visit from a friend. To anticipate is to look forward to an event and even to picture it: Do you anticipate trouble?

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