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expect
"when least expected,"

When something is not awaited:
My brother always calls when least expected; you might know that the furnace would break down when least expected—we just had it overhauled.

"be expecting," 

to be pregnant: 
The cat is expecting again.

Origin:

First recorded in 1525–35; from Latin ex(s)pectāre “to look out for, await,” equivalent to ex- ex-1 + spectāre “to look at,” frequentative of specere; see spectacle. Dictionary 2: C16: from Latin exspectāre to watch for, from spectāre to look at. —Dictionary.com. // 

First Known Use of expect: 1560. History and Etymology for expect: Latin exspectare to look forward to, from ex- + spectare to look at, frequentative of specere to look — more at spy. —Merriam-Webster.

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