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The phrase "absurd to expect" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to express that it is unreasonable or illogical to have certain expectations about a situation or outcome.
Example: "It is absurd to expect everyone to agree on such a controversial topic."
Alternatives: "ridiculous to anticipate" or "unreasonable to assume".
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And it's absurd to expect anything else.
It would have been absurd to expect silence.
It's absurd to expect a politician to think about stuff that matters.
It would have been absurd to expect an early abandonment of his position.
It's completely absurd to expect young people to front those costs".
It would be absurd to expect him to step gracefully aside in the late stages of the fighting.
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I think it's absurd for anyone to expect sex within two weeks of knowing a person.
It was absurd to be expected to conduct business — to do anything — at such a height.
Looking back, it was absurd to have expected to pull that off.
The island simply doesn't have the money to repay its debts, and it's absurd and politically untenable to expect Puerto Ricans to labor solely, in effect, to pay off bondholders.
However, this is clearly absurd, as there was almost no prior reason to expect an association.
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