aspiration
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James Bond really serves as a symbol in the show, a symbol of aspiration, pinnacle of achievement in this industry and also of alpha masculinity and all this kind of stuff.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
“My aspiration for Zlatan,” Cardinale says, “is actually he should be the next Bond villain.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
However, if a poem leads you to a state of understanding, of awareness, and above all, aspiration, then you start to think about a different life, you want to live differently.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
Indeed, maxxing transforms a generic resolution or aspiration into measurable actions, Olschewski says.
From Salon • May 7, 2026
For Jackie, their friendship seemed like a version of a real-world happy ending, a realization of her aspiration to move on from Jim’s tragic death and provide a stable life for the girls.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
Vocabulary lists containing aspiration
This Week in Pop Culture : January 5 - 11, 2019
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Bob Dylan's Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech
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Dwight D. Eisenhower, "The Military-Industrial Complex" (1961)
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