in (the) hope of/that
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or in hopes of/that
: with the hope that something will happen or could happen
He returned to the crime scene in (the) hope of finding further evidence.
He waited in hopes that she would show up.
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Erected late last week, the pool is adorned with unpainted plywood and sits behind a tall fence covered by transparent plastic, over which tourists throw coins in the hope of hitting the water.
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Barbie Latza Nadeau and Antonia Mortensen, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
According to the accounts of Augurship 320, the commercial entity set up to salvage the wreck, the company borrowed hundreds of thousands of pounds from investors, in the hope of selling off the Gloucester’s wine, treasure, and other antiquities.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Some train in the hope of eventually joining the armed forces.
—David Axe, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
With around 400,000 Mormons in the battleground state — roughly 6 percent of its population — both Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have sought to win them over in the hope of securing Arizona's 11 Electoral College votes, but the key issue of immigration has become divisive.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Barbie Latza Nadeau and Antonia Mortensen, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
According to the accounts of Augurship 320, the commercial entity set up to salvage the wreck, the company borrowed hundreds of thousands of pounds from investors, in the hope of selling off the Gloucester’s wine, treasure, and other antiquities.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Some train in the hope of eventually joining the armed forces.
—David Axe, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
With around 400,000 Mormons in the battleground state — roughly 6 percent of its population — both Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have sought to win them over in the hope of securing Arizona's 11 Electoral College votes, but the key issue of immigration has become divisive.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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“In (the) hope of/that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20%28the%29%20hope%20of%2Fthat. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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