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Many still aspire to be homeowners, but “owning a home, on its own, says little about a family’s broader financial picture,” they wrote, and having ample investable assets is necessary for security.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

Absent any other convenient alternative, the Chinese aspire to export their excess domestic capacity rather than risking a debt-deflation spiral at home.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

In the news business, there’s the world that most of us journalists aspire to live in—the one that has our audience eagerly clamoring for more of our serious accountability reporting.

From Barron's Jun. 5, 2026

"People do not aspire to be beneficiaries," says Tillin.

From BBC May 11, 2026

Like me, he’d never had it, and he didn’t aspire to it, either.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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