ambitious
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New leadership will bring a change in strategic direction at the group in terms of how a new chairman approaches the ambitious expansion Chandrasekharan undertook, say experts.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
Mindy Kaling’s “Not Suitable for Work” chronicles five ambitious neighbors in Manhattan looking to jump-start their careers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
It’s just as ambitious and loaded with ideas and surprises, but Mitchell isn’t trying to make this story anything more than it needs to be.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
Braun’s team is already working on an ambitious Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency–funded project to test how A.I. solutions might be deployed in defense of water systems.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
His own father was a pastor, a much more successful one, but Dorus was not striving to be like his father; he was not ambitious for himself.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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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