wishful thinking

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It was confusion, or maybe wishful thinking, or was it outright defiance?

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

There’s a fair bit of analysis suggesting the whole thing may be more wishful thinking than a useful tool to time your investing.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 16, 2026

That's an awful lot of wishful thinking, an awful lot of kicking a decision down the road.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2025

But wishful thinking won’t change human nature or the physics of our atmosphere.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 19, 2025

It was wishful thinking, and Gold knew it.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin