idealistic
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In 1966, he led the workers on an illegal strike, paralyzing the city and its idealistic new mayor, John V. Lindsay.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
They are idealistic and impatient, fluent in slogans and sarcasm, and astutely aware that the system they are training to enter may have no particular use for them.
From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026
Jim, young and idealistic, is chief mate on a steamer carrying 800 pilgrims from Singapore to Mecca.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
A sweet, idealistic grade-school teacher, Salim doesn’t share his aging dad’s fiery rhetoric regarding Israel.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026
Same story: idealistic, energetic young guys who overestimated themselves, underestimated the country, and ended up in trouble.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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