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aspiration

[as-puh-ray-shuhn] / ˌæs pəˈreɪ ʃən /


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Musk said Tuesday the venture aimed to make its first test chips next year, and the aspiration was to reach volume production in the latter part of 2028.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

The fierce independence of her solo single New Woman sounds more like aspiration than fact.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

"While our aspiration to serve customers in India remains, we look forward to exploring several options to advance our presence in the market over the long term," Seven & i Holdings said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

Barrera: The aspiration should be to fully inform parents, but the child’s wish should carry the greatest weight, especially as the child grows older.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Even that modest aspiration was to be arrived at “voluntarily.”

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

A fancy way of saying, beyond the short-term announcements and clear long-term aspirations, what is this government actually going to do?

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

The other shoots rockets into space and has aspirations to make it to Mars.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

You can’t conflict yourself out of every single category because a portfolio company has aspirations of going into it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

But the Scotland midfielder, 27, does retain aspirations of an Ibrox return at some stage in his career.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

The Institute was a center where Colored people’s aspirations to fully participate in American society were entertained.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson


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