optimist
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The optimist in me loves the idea that a food bank provides financial education, even if it was a prerequisite to avail of its services.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026
But the optimist in me still gets duped from time to time.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
Though some might think of Wile E. as a villain just trying to kill and eat the Roadrunner, Green considers him an eternal optimist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
"I was born an optimist," he told me.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026
I said, “Mr. Mahaltra, are you an optimist or a pessimist?”
From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer
Why are the optimists confident humans are safe?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Hopefully, I don’t sound as naive as those early internet optimists, who thought new shifts would usher in a golden age of humanity.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
"At least we'll get a fee," some optimists might have thought.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
The optimists, looking ahead to a peace deal, can expect the Treasury market to refocus on other drivers once the war ends, like the Fed.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
Scientists can’t afford to be optimists or pessimists.
From "Crenshaw" by Katherine Applegate
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