optimism
Example Sentences
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They were optimistic at the wrong moment — and optimism without a plan is just exposure.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
They had fallen as much as five percent at one point Tuesday on optimism a deal would be struck.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
The Scotland boss feels like a new man - and he is sensing a fresh wave of optimism as he leads his team into a third major tournament.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Concurrently, Brock’s cynicism had a way of giving into bouts of radical optimism, which most famously took form on the group’s best-known song, 2004’s “Float On.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
The optimism of the early 1960s under Khrushchev had died away; then, at least, there had been a feeling that although the regime was still Communist, it was going forward.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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