Expectation and Success

Expectation

Expectation noun - The act or state of looking forward to some occurrence.

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Success and expectation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Success" instead a noun "Expectation".

Success noun - A person or thing that is successful.

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Expectation and success are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Expectation" instead a noun "Success".

musical	musical expectation	musical success
complete	complete expectation	complete success
reasonable	reasonable expectation	reasonable success
romantic	romantic expectation	romantic success
Other adjectives: popular, real, huge, little.

Technically, a frivolous lawsuit is one brought in bad faith i.e., brought with no intention, expectation, or chance of success.

Source: Frivolous Lawsuit
Instead they averted this now-Forgotten Trope so sucessfully (even individual songwriting credit was usually hidden behind the Lennon-McCartney byline) that their massive success turned the expectation on its head.

Source: I Am the Band
But then, if the war continues after that, I have no expectation of success.

Source: Bullying A Dragon / Real Life

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