aspire

Skilled professionals turned creators often don’t aspire to switch to full-time influencing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

I saw not as a cautionary tale, but something to aspire to,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

"When it comes to our news operations, I do not aspire to lead these companies to bend their newsrooms to my views," he said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026

Both achieved something many college students aspire to: Erle graduated debt-free, and Lee left school with a job that kickstarted his profession.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026

“She treats all with an equality I myself aspire to. Come, let us eat.”

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins

"He's ready to close this chapter and focus on his recovery and engage in therapy as he aspires to have a normal life."

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

"For anyone who aspires to do more and wants to go further, I'm proof you can do it," he said, also giving shout-outs to the local schools he had been to.

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026

This is the stadium that every new building aspires to be, gigantic central screen and all.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026

The serious journalism Margaret aspires to do is splintering under our distrust of who controls the megaphones.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026

“The magnitude of the job dwarfs every man who aspires to it.”

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

Manuel Cuesta, a 63-year-old historian and opposition activist, recalled seeing Castro as a "redeemer" in his youth who had made Cuba what it aspired to be.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

To the outside world, DarkMatter aspired to become a Middle East tech giant.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

In truth, I never aspired to the spotlight in the way he did.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026

Many series followed in the wake of “Battlestar Galactica” that aspired to capitalize on its legacy; in my mind, “The Expanse” came closest to meeting its level of fearless political and social pertinence.

From Salon ● May 5, 2026

The man who’d proudly owned eighteen suits as a teenager, and who’d aspired to own a hundred more, now dressed the same way every day.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Amid today’s U.S. housing crisis, the Midwest has repeatedly emerged as an attractive, cheap option for aspiring home buyers.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026

By the 2010s, Tang’s lab had a national reputation among aspiring techies, and his former students began populating top companies in Silicon Valley.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

The invitation to the chief justice is in keeping with tradition and for aspiring lawyers, the presence of the country's top judge at their convocation is usually seen as a matter of pride.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

An aspiring screenwriter himself, Hunnam has penned a project for Max Winkler, who’s also the main director on “Monster.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

Like how he used to make beats, and sell instrumental tapes to aspiring rappers and singers in the neighborhood.

From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds