Bear
Expected
Expected adjective - Being in accordance with the prescribed, normal, or logical course of events.
Both words in one sentence
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Ironically, although the Internet buzz led the studio to expect "dancing bear" type success at the box office, the film itself didn't do nearly as well as expected.
Source: Dancing Bear -
The Chosen Zero: Malcolm is about as far as it's possible to be from what anyone expected the One Chosen by the Fates to bear the Ring and rule the world to be like.
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This is the gender norm in A Song of Ice and Fire—men are expected to bear arms and fight while women are expected to sit around and keep house.
Source: Men Are Strong, Women Are Pretty
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