hopefulness

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The death of two of his sons in previous years formed the background, but Cave’s themes are hopefulness and the joy that lives at the far side of grief.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

"There's a real hopefulness about booking a nice villa somewhere and thinking everyone's going to have a great time together," says Antonia.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

“We grow, have epiphanies, become better, understand our flaws”—a notion that expresses the sense of hopefulness reflected in Ms. King’s novels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

But turn-of-the-millennium twee passed off its intrepid hopefulness with fully fleshed characters whose ambitions for stability looked just like ours.

From Salon • Jun. 15, 2025

But I was developing a maturing recognition of the importance of hopefulness in creating justice.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson