aspiring to
Example Sentences
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Ahead of the open, Capricorn Metals said it was aspiring to produce 500,000 oz of gold annually within the next five years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
The story is simple: The dad flusters, fidgets and whines; the girl gobbles room service as though aspiring to become human foie gras.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
Bill Ackman, aspiring to replace him as the world’s leading investment guru, thinks the time has come to act on that advice.
From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026
Most seem to have been aspiring to emulate the musical “Cabaret” rather than the invasion of Poland.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 25, 2026
Fronted by a lush lawn and palm trees, the Union Passenger Terminal had opened in 1954, an art deco-style building once aspiring to grandness but since overtaken by a certain grey municipal malaise.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
