wishing

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After his death on April 8 last year, Satrapi founded the Mattias and Marjane Ripa-Satrapi Cinema Foundation to support foreign students wishing to come to Paris to study filmmaking.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

On 8 May, the club posted an image of him on Instagram, thanking him, and wishing "the best of luck for the future".

From BBC • May 17, 2026

And the Lakers — loaded with trade ammunition and cap space and forever wishing on star players — are going to be expected to make a play.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Now, millions of people are likely wishing they hadn’t.

From Salon • May 11, 2026

All the kids hoped they’d win the wishing penny raffle after making their very own monster coin purses.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry