idealistic
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Which is certainly an admirable approach, albeit a rather idealistic strategy in a state of nearly 23 million voters, spread over roughly 800 miles from north to south.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026
"But we don't live in this idealistic world where everyone is logical. The passion of football fans is what makes the game great."
From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026
Forty years ago, Grisham was a lawyer and state legislator in Mississippi with an idea for a story about a racially charged murder trial, seen through the eyes of a young, idealistic attorney like himself.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 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
These kids seemed so smart and articulate, almost passionately idealistic, and they seemed to be suffering so pointlessly.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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