optimist
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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
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
While accepting the inaugural award for best podcast at last Sunday’s Golden Globes, Amy Poehler — perennial optimist and the mind behind some of contemporary culture’s most feel-good media — made a rare off-color joke.
From Salon ● Jan. 16, 2026
I’m enough of a cockeyed optimist to believe that exposure to different cultures, to ways of being in, looking at and talking about the world, can cure a person of prejudice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2025
Still, optimist that I am, I’m feeling hopeful about the future.
From "Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate
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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
The optimists, looking ahead to a peace deal, can expect the Treasury market to refocus on other drivers once the war ends, like the Fed.
From Barron's ● May 29, 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
Henry and Esme are always calling themselves optimists and telling Olive to not be such a pessimist.
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
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