aspiration
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Barrera: The aspiration should be to fully inform parents, but the child’s wish should carry the greatest weight, especially as the child grows older.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
They also said financial security was their top aspiration.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
"When young people have little aspiration or hope, who don't have confidence in the state, then unfortunately criminals exploit these people," Fuller said.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Beer cans, bottles and other trash have blown from their property into his yard, he claimed, posing an aspiration risk because ostriches are attracted to shiny objects.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
As he grew, his restlessness turned into aspiration.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
Humans never thought they could fly, but they did; the title of the documentary seems to have less to do with unmoored bodies than with untethered aspirations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
The type of play by the Chargers on Sunday was completely unacceptable, lackluster and disappointing for a team with Super Bowl aspirations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Hargitay has been tight-lipped about what producers have in store for the night, though she did reveal her aspirations for doing something in the vein of an “SVU musical” during the ceremony.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
Before the prime minister meets politicians he will hear from young people about the issues that impact their lives and their aspirations for the future.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
“This isn’t a movie set, and you’re not starlets yet,” she reminded the twins, who had aspirations of someday making it in Hollywood.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
Vocabulary lists containing aspiration
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Dwight D. Eisenhower, "The Military-Industrial Complex" (1961)
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