ambition
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Across some 250 images, we track Baer’s transformation from an untrained amateur into an artist of genuine skill and ambition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
The change, he said, would "generate significant savings" to fund his long-held ambition of creating a National Care Service in England.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
In its finest moments, the box set captures the astonishing level of musical development that will energize the remainder of The Beatles’ career, a period of unparalleled pop-cultural ambition and stylistic experimentation.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
Our culture of ambition, output, and productivity makes pausing to have a snack, rest, or get some fresh air a luxury.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
The odd thing about ambition is this: You can acquire it like a fever, but it is not so easy to shed.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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So-called giga-projects, such as the Line and Trojena, have revised their ambitions downward amid the financial realities of a Saudi Arabia under fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
The country’s ambitions extend beyond digging up ore.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Chari, 19, from Hertfordshire, spent some of her childhood in care but has just started at university and has ambitions to qualify as a doctor of psychology.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
They sought to satisfy Polish national ambitions, for example, with the proclamation of a Kingdom of Poland in late 1916.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
It is easy enough to have lofty ambitions, but without certain qualities, a butler will simply not progress beyond a certain point.'
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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