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hopeful

[hohp-fuhl] / ˈhoʊp fəl /




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What surprises me now is how hopeful the movie feels.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

The charity is hopeful in the future the treatment will become available to even more prostate cancer patients.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

That has been really hopeful, honestly, just realizing how people can’t be labeled in the way that you might try to.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

"We're hopeful to be launching in the next couple of months. We're ready to go. We're just waiting for a couple last approvals," Kaity Fischer, Wayve's vice president of commercial and operations, told AFP.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

My list of eighth-grade goals is pinned up on the bulletin board next to the bookshelves, so neat and hopeful.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison




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