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ambition

[am-bish-uhn] / æmˈbɪʃ ən /




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At the Acropolis, he says the West can revive itself by recalling its historic virtues and ambition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

The ambition to build a nuclear power plant at Rooppur dates back to the 1960s.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

“Our ambition here is to make this a global event that celebrates the biggest stars on television around the world,” Mike Hopkins, head of Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios, said in an interview.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

It may have ambition, and it may have exactly the kind of role Cruise needs to pursue.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

His only apparent ambition, like Dave’s, was to be left alone; though, as Buck was afterward to learn, each of them possessed one other and even more vital ambition.

From "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London

The threats raise new challenges for Saudi Arabia’s ambitions to expand international tourism under the crown prince’s economic diversification plan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

She has started studying health and social care at college, with ambitions of becoming a nurse, having spent most of her life surrounded by medical staff.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

The announcement was good news for shares of tower companies, as SpaceX’s mobile ambitions signal a potential resurgence in demand for cell towers.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

“Because the results on the pitch haven’t always matched the ambitions of the supporters.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Business was good enough in Paris that Valfierno’s ambitions grew.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day




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