aspiration
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It is conversation, disagreement, aspiration, compromise and the ongoing effort to build a more perfect Union.
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026
"I resonate with those words so much. More than being unstoppable, I think it refers to a dream and an aspiration to become unstoppable," Eala told BBC TV.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
This tale of life and aspiration in colonial Trinidad is one of V.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
The book established many of the themes that continue through Rowbottom’s fiction: women at odds with their bodies, mothers and daughters struggling toward one another, beauty as both aspiration and burden.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
If Bobby did wish to become Catholic, it’s possible that aspiration was sufficient for him to have been accepted into the Church, at least by less conservative clergy.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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The foundations of Banana Ball were already in place—which meant even a player with legitimate professional aspirations had to get in on the act.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
But under military pressure, the Kurds this year agreed a deal to integrate their institutions into the state, in a blow to their long-held aspirations for autonomy.
From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026
Musk has major aspirations for Tesla’s autonomous vehicles, which nearly a year ago he claimed would “probably” be conducting ride-hailing for “half of the population of the U.S.” by the end of 2025.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
Watkins’ return is a momentous mile marker for a Trojans team that has serious national title aspirations this season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
In his television appearances and at public meetings Malcolm articulated the woes and the aspirations of the depressed Negro mass in a way it was unable to do for itself.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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Bob Dylan's Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech
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Dwight D. Eisenhower, "The Military-Industrial Complex" (1961)
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