Historical clue formulations

• See 38-Across — 2025-07-12
• Looked forward to — 2019-10-01
• Expected — 2019-08-11
• Was in store for — 2016-09-13
• Long-___ — 2012-07-07
• Looked for — 2007-11-04
• Was patient for — 2007-04-02
• Looked for — 2001-09-28
• Was expecting — 2001-06-10