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aspiring to



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But this market has rapidly expanded with newly wealthy Indian families increasingly aspiring to give their children more global exposure.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Turturro’s title character could be seen as a hero for those aspiring to an analog life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

But old energy regulators like me, who have suffered through the construction of two nuclear units in Georgia, know there is no other way to do what Mr. Hegseth is aspiring to do.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

"The filters and the use of AI on social media posts mean some of the images children are seeing are not even real, so they are aspiring to something that does not even exist."

From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026

Fronted by a lush lawn and palm trees, the Union Passenger Terminal had opened in 1954, an art deco-style building once aspiring to grandness but since overtaken by a certain grey municipal malaise.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers


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