pipe dream
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Perhaps it’s a pipe dream to think that the solution to issues created by Medicaid estate recovery is more education about estate planning.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
For a long time, teeing it up at a major alongside the world's best golfers was nothing more than a pipe dream for the trained mechanic from county Cork.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Earlier in the year, many fund investors thought double-digit gains for 2026 were a pipe dream.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
His initial rationale—to oust the oppressive regime, so the Iranian people could take over—was always a pipe dream.
From Slate ● Jun. 1, 2026
Every heads-up penny found and daydream and night dream and even when people say it's a pipe dream .
From "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson
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