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The phrase "was already expected" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe something that is not surprising because it was predicted or anticipated beforehand. For example: "The team's victory was already expected, as they had been playing much better than their opponents all season."
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The reports increased worries about the holiday shopping season, which was already expected to be bleak.
Mr. Romney was already expected to perform well in the Detroit metropolitan area where the paper circulates.
That change was already expected to wipe out billions of dollars in overdraft revenue for the banks.
But Walsh was already expected to make substantial changes to the roster in the next two years.
The impending arrival of millions of soccer fans for the event, known as Euro 2012, was already expected to put pressure on the nation's transportation infrastructure.
Far greater uncertainty attends the outcome of next spring's presidential elections in France, where Marine Le Pen, the Front National leader, was already expected to fare well.
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Knicks Coach Jeff Van Gundy was already expecting a long day.
Aldo actually said: "He threw a jab on my chest, I was already expecting that.
When her husband got in touch with Ripka, Ripka was already expecting the call.
This means, as the star confirmed in a tweet on Thursday morning, that the singer was already expecting her first child.
The NHS is already expected to run £500m-£750m over budget.
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