ambition
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The man who created “The Rite of Spring”—a ballet whose pounding dissonances and unconventional rhythms caused pandemonium at its 1913 Paris premiere—now insisted that the bolder the creative ambition, the tighter the frame must be.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
The move was seen as a risk, the result a check on Porter’s ambition.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
The SNP leader also insisted that his ambition of holding a referendum in 2028 was realistic.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
When I tell The Dog my gardening ambition, she cocks her head to one side.
From Salon • May 9, 2026
Her only political ambition was to “reign in the heart of my husband. That is my throne and there I aspire to be absolute.”
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing ambition
Nothing But the Truth
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