aspirant
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As Hollywood frantically tries to replicate the success of “Obsession,” other aspirant directors and musicians are trying to reverse engineer the right-place, right-time magic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
And there's a talent contest going on inside the Labour Party, with Andy Burnham the Simon Cowell, and aspirant ministers auditioning for their place.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
When Henry of Navarre sought to become king in the 16th century, the Protestant aspirant faced fierce opposition within Catholic France.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026
But in a world supposedly clamoring for more shows like “Rome,” DeKnight served up a more popularly appealing vision; critics wrote it off as a small-screen aspirant to succeed “300.”
From Salon ● Dec. 7, 2025
First, all the sugar must be chewed out of Mexican gum, then the bartender gives a few slips of paper to the aspirant, who writes either a proverb or a sentimental remark on the strip.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
Vocabulary lists containing aspirant
Vocabulary from "John L. O'Sullivan on 'Manifest Destiny' " from 1839
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