Granted the stock has not performed as well as everyone expected, however the idea that somehow it is because its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg is too young and wears a hoodie is beyond idiotic.

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Instead of an infection, as everyone had expected, it was lung cancer, and it had already spread to the lining of her chest.

NEWYORKER: Letting Go

Meanwhile, fans did not care that the Subway placement was as blatant as possible, partially because it was expected (everyone knew it was coming), but also because it was done in an amusing, over-the-top manner.

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The next political year, with the presidential race of 2000 looming ever-larger in everyone's minds, will not be as the pundits expected.

ECONOMIST: Oh lucky man

As everyone now knows, Verizon Wireless ( VZ, VOD) tomorrow is expected to at long last announce a deal to sell a version of the Apple (AAPL) iPhone, and Apple shares this morning are trading higher, hitting a new all-time peak.

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