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ambition

[am-bish-uhn] / æmˈbɪʃ ən /




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City were no longer just a big club - they had ambition, structure and a globally respected academy.

From BBC

That made way for Carney, a former central banker with political ambitions, to run for the party's leadership.

From BBC

While the company has invested growing sums of cash into AI, those ambitions have come under scrutiny.

From BBC

Since the 1960s, the law has required investors to disclose their 5% stake in a company where they have takeover ambitions.

From Barron's

Reid’s impoverished youth in a tiny hamlet in southern Nevada gave him an iron will, steep ambition and a sizable chip on his shoulder.

From The Wall Street Journal