wistful
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But “The Only Living Pickpocket in New York” is less a procedural thriller than a wistful mood piece about the passage of time, what’s lost, what’s left behind.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
At an event Monday for the All-In Podcast, Huang called such predictions “irresponsible” and almost sounded wistful for another era of startups.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
Back then, they were “a fount of car games, sing-alongs, impassioned debates, and wistful dreaming-out-loud.”
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
With its nostalgically-painted, golden-maned horses, wistful French chanson music wafting as it turns, the Carrousel de St Pierre, by the venerated Sacre Coeur Church, is a firm favourite amongst tourists to Paris.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
She sighed, wistful, and rested her chin in her hand, gazing down to where people lived and danced and loved and gossiped and didn’t ever eat kimril if they didn’t want to.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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