wishful
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However, "the idea that a re-brand that mis-characterizes the technology will turn around some of the public sentiment seems like wishful thinking," he told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
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
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
Iran hasn’t confirmed that, so maybe it’s wishful thinking.
From Slate ● Jul. 9, 2026
It was wishful thinking, and Gold knew it.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
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