optimistically

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The IEA report argues, optimistically, that better voter education might help.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 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

Musk has also spoken optimistically about the expected growth in revenue tied to subscriptions of the driver-assistance "FSD" program.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

Lockheed Martin has optimistically suggested that it should be able to perform the first test of a space-based interceptor in 2028, three years from now.

From Salon • Nov. 27, 2025

I combed my hair and, optimistically, desperately, smiled at myself.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides