Expecting
Both words in one sentence
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However, he eventually finds a new 'student' and by series' end, Effie and Millais are both happy, financially secure and expecting a baby.
Source: Series / Desperate Romantics -
This is lampshaded at one point in a conversation that can be overheard between two guards: one suggests that maybe they should take steps to secure the airducts, to which the other sarcastically replies that only if they were expecting an attack by midgets or contortionists.
- German driver Nico Rosberg for example is considered an exceptionally good driver with lots of experience despite his young age, but he managed to secure his first win after competing in over 100 races, despite everyone expecting him to be able to this much earlier.
Source: Every Year They Fizzle Out
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