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The phrase "actually expect to" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing realistic anticipations or beliefs about future events or outcomes.
Example: "I didn't actually expect to win the competition, but here I am with the trophy."
Alternatives: "truly anticipate" or "genuinely believe".
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I didn't actually expect to study it.
I didn't actually expect to make it out of Hawaii.
"We don't actually expect to use water," Dr. Zadrozny said.
Entitled types who actually expect to be paid for the work they do.
People say things in politics that they either don't mean or never actually expect to accomplish.
The new products came from people who you wouldn't actually expect to think of new products, but they were close to customers.
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Moviegoers are actually expected to pay for this hollow uplift.
Boos were few, nasty chants were nonexistent and the resurgent Warriors were actually expected to win.
And spending for recorded music is actually expected to decline 1.6percentt a year, on average, through 2006.
But when adjusted for inflation, the value of the remittances is actually expected to decline.
"We actually expected to have a bit of a fight," Colonel Hickey said.
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