idealist
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His story is a little rushed but we get the idea that Tim’s not a jerk, just an idealist who can’t handle the tawdriness of the 21st century.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2026
He is a situational bear, a situational bull and, almost despite himself, at age 87, a gruff, perpetual, starry-eyed idealist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
And Chinese media describe him as a "technical idealist" - he insists on keeping DeepSeek as an open-source platform.
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2025
I was always very much an idealist and was like, "Let's just try."
From Salon ● Dec. 25, 2024
My grandfather may have been an imposing and learned man, but he was an idealist and a dreamer.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
"There are Don Quixotes and Sanchos: idealists and pragmatists. Some may find the transparency of crystals fascinating, while others are interested in their smell and whether they're edible," García-Ruiz pointed out.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
“The reality, however, is that altruistic idealists are few and far between in this world.”
From Slate ● Mar. 25, 2026
Maguire and his staff are hippie idealists, wary of sullying their political mission with trivialities like record reviews.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2025
By contrast, to idealists, such as the so-called color fictionalists, everything is unreal — including color.
From Salon ● Nov. 16, 2024
He found all types: idealists, ambitious people, adventurers, those with social resentments, even common criminals.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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A Raisin in the Sun
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 20–25
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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