striver
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Vance tends to come across as more of a pathetic striver than an effective bully.
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026
So it is with Maddie, an extremely online Los Angeles striver, blond tendrils of hair hanging in her face along with the need, deep in her eyes, to become a food influencer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
I’m the first to admit that it hasn’t been easy saying goodbye to the career striver I have been for more than five decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
What’s revealed is a striver high on his own supply who tries to spin his story as empathetic wisdom draped in Instagram-ready captions.
From New York Times ● Mar. 5, 2024
He was himself a striver, and he sought to instill that ethos in the school.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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