hopeful
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Hopeful hires stood in tiny groups or found seats in the endless rows of cheap folding chairs that faced a stage ripped straight from Tron.
From Slate • Jan. 13, 2026
Hopeful striving is healthy in its own right.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025
When telling people about her Hopeful Monsters exhibition, which includes intricate sculptural and wearable artworks, she said the most common reaction was relief because people finally had somewhere to take their unwanted plastic.
From BBC • Jul. 18, 2025
Hopeful that it would be high enough to deter someone from breaking in.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 4, 2024
Hopeful yellow bullfrogs cruised the scummy pond for mates.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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