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The phrase "expected otherwise" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used to indicate a situation where one would have expected a different outcome or result. For example: 1. "Based on his past performance, we expected otherwise from John's presentation." 2. "Considering the weather forecast, we all expected otherwise for our outdoor plans." 3. "The evidence presented in the trial suggested one verdict, but the final decision was expected otherwise." 4. "After weeks of preparation, the team's defeat was unexpected, and we all expected otherwise." 5. "Despite her confidence, the candidate's performance in the debate was underwhelming, and the audience expected otherwise."
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And really, would you have expected otherwise?
How politicians expected otherwise is perverse.
Key members of the organization had hoped and expected otherwise.
She had ended relationships with boys who expected otherwise.
It would also more than offset the growth in energy use that would be expected otherwise.
None of us in the family expected otherwise or held this against him.
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Perhaps Dylan learned that idols never live up to a fan's expectations, and so it's silly to expect otherwise.
No one expects otherwise.
Why expect otherwise?
Nor should we expect otherwise.
LIZADONNELLY: Did you expect otherwise, Judy?
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