wishful thinking
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It's all very well wishful thinking but at the end of the day it was a foolish thing to do.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
The Stills-Young Band may have been wishful thinking for the co-leaders and a drag for some 1970s critics, but today the album is an imperfect classic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Though OpenAI and Hugging Face say they’ve figured out what happened, experts such as Russell say that’s probably wishful thinking.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
Nor is that wishful thinking: “With the launch of its GLM-5.2 model, Z.ai has mounted the most impressive Chinese challenge yet to US dominance in artificial intelligence,” writes Gavekal Research analyst Will Denyer.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
It was wishful thinking, and Gold knew it.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
