How to Use in anticipation of in a Sentence

in anticipation of

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  • His patients at high risk of larynx loss record their voice in anticipation of next-generation speech devices that sound like them.
    — CBS News, 9 July 2024
  • School officials had locked up some buildings in anticipation of the demonstration.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 2 May 2024
  • Which means that most of the time, surfers are staring down at the edge of the world, the end of the world, in anticipation of what comes next.
    — Claire Salinda, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Brush and trees were cleared in March at the 7044 Pearl Road site in anticipation of getting shovels in the ground.
    — Beth Mlady, cleveland, 27 July 2023
  • At the time, the band argued that the songs belonged to the group, as they had been made in anticipation of a new Soundgarden album.
    — Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 2023
  • More than 2,500 flights were canceled last week in anticipation of the storm.
    — Daniel Amarante, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2023
  • Watch below in anticipation of the emo vibes to come when their album drops on March 10.
    — Vulture, 20 Jan. 2023
  • The teams have been in the U.S. even longer than that, acclimatizing to the weather and the time zone in anticipation of opening day.
    — Vitas Carosella, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Her players stared at the TV with phones recording the show in anticipation of their moment.
    — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2023
  • State officials opened the main spillway of the Oroville Dam for the first time since 2019 in anticipation of a massive influx of water to the lake.
    — Scott Dance, Matthew Cappucci, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Mar. 2023
  • Classes were canceled Friday in anticipation of the storm, which dropped heavy rainfall and brought wind gusts upward of 79 mph to the Louisville area.
    — Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 6 Mar. 2023
  • The dogs dance in anticipation of their food bowls, swim in the ocean behind their Florida Keys home and wrestle each other.
    — Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2024
  • As the days get longer and tiny buds bloom, there is nothing like a decor refresh in anticipation of Easter and spring renewal.
    — Parker Bowie Larson, ELLE Decor, 16 Mar. 2023
  • The standard of proof involves a safety deposit box, a lawyer, and a list of ten details a person must draw up and keep secret in anticipation of the next life.
    — Omar El Akkad, Harper's Magazine, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Elsewhere, a 45-mile stretch of the coastal Highway 1 running through Big Sur was closed Wednesday evening in anticipation of flooding and rock falls.
    — CBS News, 5 Jan. 2023
  • The case remains in limbo, in anticipation of a decision from the judge over whether this can move forward or whether it will be dismissed.
    — Omar Jimenez, CNN, 20 June 2023
  • The case remains in limbo, in anticipation of a decision from the judge over whether this can move forward or whether it will be dismissed.
    — Omar Jimenez, CNN, 20 June 2023
  • Miami Beach’s strictest spring break measures took effect Friday in anticipation of large crowds, but the mood on Ocean Drive and the beach was calm after the sun set.
    — Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
  • The detectives were setting up in anticipation of the next flash-mob robbery.
    — Malia Wollan, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2024
  • O'Toole said the group has filed an ante litem notice in anticipation of a lawsuit, arguing that the changes are unlawful.
    — Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Wheel of Fortune set up a double-whammy April Fools’ Day prank in anticipation of the annual joke fest.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2024
  • His hands twitch in anticipation of taking the football.
    — Matt Barrows, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024
  • All the stress and strain of going to the theater subsides the moment the lights go down and a roomful of strangers collectively inhales in anticipation of magic.
    — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2023
  • Asylum seekers have been showing up at the border in huge numbers in anticipation of this week's end of the use of a restriction known as Title 42.
    — Arkansas Online, 11 May 2023
  • People in the arena began roaring every time James touched the ball in anticipation of the historic moment.
    — Justin Ray, Robb Report, 5 July 2023
  • Prosecutors say the teen grabbed a backpack containing a gun in anticipation of a confrontation with Reynolds, who swung the bat at the young people.
    — Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 17 July 2023
  • More recently, the building had been boarded off in anticipation of a rehab project.
    — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Air quality alerts are in effect from Montana to Kentucky either for current smoke or in anticipation of the smoke.
    — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 15 July 2023
  • Prior to the mandate, our nursing homes were already working hard to address the workforce shortage in anticipation of the upcoming influx of seniors.
    — Mel Martinez, Orlando Sentinel, 23 June 2024
  • But later an appeals court ruled in favor of the city, saying that the attorney’s investigation constituted legal services to the city in anticipation of a lawsuit.
    — Kristen Taketa, The Mercury News, 24 June 2024

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