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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Officials also released multiple photos of a person of interest in hope of uncovering the man's identity.
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Tom Winter, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, in the co-main event, two unbeaten welterweights, Shavkat Rakhmonov and Ian Machado Garry, put their perfect records on the line in the hope of booking a fight against UFC welterweight kingpin, Belal Muhammad.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
His plan for that revolved around separating Intel’s legacy chip-design business from its manufacturing side, in the hope that other chip firms would pay to use the latter.
—Byandrew Nusca, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2024
Barnier has promised to improve France’s fiscal position by 60 billion euros ($64 billion) in 2025 in the hope of cutting the public-sector deficit to five percent of gross domestic product, from 6.1 percent of GDP this year.
—Jane Thier, Fortune Europe, 2 Dec. 2024
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Tom Winter, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, in the co-main event, two unbeaten welterweights, Shavkat Rakhmonov and Ian Machado Garry, put their perfect records on the line in the hope of booking a fight against UFC welterweight kingpin, Belal Muhammad.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
His plan for that revolved around separating Intel’s legacy chip-design business from its manufacturing side, in the hope that other chip firms would pay to use the latter.
—Byandrew Nusca, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2024
Barnier has promised to improve France’s fiscal position by 60 billion euros ($64 billion) in 2025 in the hope of cutting the public-sector deficit to five percent of gross domestic product, from 6.1 percent of GDP this year.
—Jane Thier, Fortune Europe, 2 Dec. 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 20 Dec. 2024.
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