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The phrase "a certain expectation" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a specific but not explicitly defined expectation in a context.
Example: "In this project, there is a certain expectation that all team members will contribute equally to the workload."
Alternatives: "a specific expectation" or "a particular expectation".
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"They established a certain expectation.
After two years of national exposure, the public had a certain expectation.
"I don't fit a certain expectation that some people have about black men.
While the complaints may seem minor, residents say they bought with a certain expectation of what the homes would look like.
Perhaps it is the platform; we have a certain expectation from something that is published on Inside HigherEd, even if it is under the heading of "blogs".
So the reunion of Mr. Mehldau with Mr. Brion raises a certain expectation, one that "Highway Rider" meets more than halfway.
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Also, we put a certain expectations on the films that are not the broad comedies or the big commercial movies and I don't think they should be competing (with each other).
Our early experiences involved constantly perilous conditions, so we developed a certain expected baseline expectation of risk.
budget proposal -- despite a near certain expectation that it would fail to pass the chamber.
Simply speaking, a neutral line reflects certain expectation on the resistance of a network system against spatially localized hazards.
Back in 1950, a Times correspondent contacted the Vatican's film office, in what must have been the certain expectation of a juicy quote condemning "Stromboli".
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