- present participle of aspire.
aspiring
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“Both efforts advanced today aim to support independent shoots and attract aspiring storytellers to our city,” Councilmember Adrin Nazarian, who introduced the initiatives, said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
As we increasingly cling on to our favourites, aspiring artists may be suffering.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
The first story is about Maur, a British single mother and aspiring artist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 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
But I used to hide in the back of the school theater in London and watch Mrs. Campbell test aspiring actors.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
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