optimistically
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Mr. Musk has promised, perhaps optimistically, that within six to 12 months Neuralink will have a device capable of transmitting visual data into the brains of people born blind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
"The incubation period is two to 21 days. A person might develop symptoms later at home, but we'll be able to track them down," Matwa said, optimistically.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
That, SpaceX COO Gwynne Shotwell optimistically predicted in a Friday interview with CNBC, could happen as soon as 2035 or 2040.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 12, 2026
The BBC skidded optimistically along to a pickup spot at the city's de-commissioned airfield, Tempelhofer Feld, but there were no veggie sacks to be seen.
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2026
Negotiating optimistically the steep, slippery slopes of life.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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