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aspiring

[uh-spahyer-ing] / əˈspaɪər ɪŋ /


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Now, those involved in the sport say opportunities are growing closer to home, giving aspiring wrestlers a chance to train, perform and begin building a career.

From BBC Sep. 19, 2026

He also worked as a flight instructor for aspiring pilots.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

Higher mortgage rates have prevented many aspiring home buyers from entering the housing market and stopped existing homeowners from refinancing to less-expensive mortgages.

From MarketWatch Sep. 16, 2026

So Ernest Hemingway, writing toward the end of his life, remembered being an aspiring author in Paris in the 1920s.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

This year it was to be a plantation of sun flowers, the seeds of which cheerful and aspiring plant were to feed Aunt Cockle-top and her family of chicks.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott




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