aspirant
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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
Soon after, Lynch came across her headshot while preparing “Mulholland Drive,” convinced she would be perfect for Betty, a fresh-faced aspirant just arrived in the City of Angels, ready to run down her acting fantasies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2025
Much of the consumption spending of the "emerging" or "aspirant" class of Indians was led by such borrowings and "turning off that tap will definitely have some impact on consumption", said Pai.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2025
Let me suggest another story: strange facts are always aspirant plain facts.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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Vocabulary from "John L. O'Sullivan on 'Manifest Destiny' " from 1839
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