aspiration
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Wisdom in the old is an aspiration, not a given.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Martin recalled his first All-Ireland Fleadh in Listowel in 1973, but said the prospect of the festival coming north was not a realistic aspiration then.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
The push for Saudi-Israeli normalisation has been an aspiration of successive US presidents.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Set in 1897 in rural Australia, the film follows Davis’ Sybylla, who dreams of becoming a writer, an unconventional aspiration given her family’s poverty and societal norms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
As he grew, his restlessness turned into aspiration.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
Among the Houthis’ aspirations, according to the briefing, is securing al-Shabaab’s help deploying radar to monitor ships in the waters they share.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
My wide-eyed aspirations need to be lowered significantly.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026
King Power changed the aspirations, the expectations and the definition of success at Leicester City.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
A January integration deal between Damascus and the Kurdish administration crushed Kurdish aspirations for self-rule and still raises concerns for many from the minority group.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
“Coach, you are clearly taking those ‘suburban dad’ aspirations pretty seriously with jokes like that.”
From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone
Vocabulary lists containing aspiration
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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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