optimist
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Phil’s optimist these 17 seasons, has long been a Salzburg regular as well, and he arrived last week just in time to take up Kalesnikava’s challenge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
But what type of fan are you - a die-hard enthusiast analysing all the tactics, a bag of nerves who watches from behind the sofa or an eternal optimist happy to go with the flow?
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
Ever the optimist, Huang has used his presentations—to investors and developers—to push back on the bear case.
From Barron's ● May 22, 2026
Askell describes herself as an optimist but still sees risks that society’s checks and balances may get overwhelmed by AI advancements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
Leave it to Gwen to be the optimist.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
Hopefully, I don’t sound as naive as those early internet optimists, who thought new shifts would usher in a golden age of humanity.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
"Tearing our hair out and burying ourselves in the ground -- that's not our way. We are optimists," Vadym, who declined to give his surname, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
The short answer is more than even the optimists dared hope for.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2026
If optimists are right, and tariff effects fade while services inflation also moderates, expect the coming months to ratify CPI’s more sanguine picture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 2026
The short answer to that second question was: the optimists.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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