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aspirational

[as-puh-ray-shuh-nl] / ˌæs pəˈreɪ ʃə nl /




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He stands with a voter, who points across the river, a subtle message of an aspirational future.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

“This is proof positive that population-scale personalized medicine is not just an aspirational goal but is an achievable reality today.”

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

"These figures used to be more on the aspirational side," Monica Castillo, the film critic for the pop culture website The A.V.

From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026

“Politics has become so angry and nasty. This is something that’s aspirational for folks,” he said, referring to Americans’ desire for homeownership.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

Even the American Bar Association’s standards of practice for prosecutors are purely aspirational; no prosecutor is required to follow the standards or even consider them.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander


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