ambition
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To be able to see herself in “The Musical,” Bonilla wanted a Latina girl as the child with the most ambition to succeed in the arts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Both sides seem to be seeking closer ties, and in his speech today, Carney said he welcomed the EU's "ambition" for Canada to become an "associate member".
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Earlier this month, Revolut got a tentative greenlight to offer banking services to Americans, part of its ambition to crack the U.S. market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
However Madrid has made no secret of its longer-term ambition -- to become Spain's sole Formula 1 destination and, as the city council puts it, establish itself as the "world capital of sport".
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
When James Garfield and Chester Arthur ran for office in 1880, Guiteau saw an opportunity to reach his ambition of becoming a great and famous man.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
Bad management played a part in not fulfilling his potential, but he admits "living for other people's dreams and ambitions."
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Together they brought into focus the scale of Carney’s ambitions, and the challenges and risks that accompany them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Near the end of our conversation, he told me that foregrounding his own experience was most easily distilled by his ambitions.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
These include any number of household-name technology giants whose stocks have been borne aloft to epic valuations by AI hopes and ambitions.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
It is easy enough to have lofty ambitions, but without certain qualities, a butler will simply not progress beyond a certain point.'
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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