ambition
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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
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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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