ambitious
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“This is one of the most ambitious California water lawsuits that I have seen.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
Even with “Digger,” Cruise’s most ambitious project in years, he confines himself to a loud, obnoxious character destined to be written about as a “big swing.”
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026
Still, he said, "in a market where valuations are increasingly dependent on ambitious revenue and cash flow projections, the headlines have been enough to trigger a meaningful one-day repositioning".
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
For years the story of this maverick scientist was synonymous with ambitious British failure.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
“I got hold of a real ambitious corporal,” he replied.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
Vocabulary lists containing ambitious
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 4
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The New SAT: Words to Capture Tone
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