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ambitious

[am-bish-uhs] / æmˈbɪʃ əs /




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Many of its most ambitious features are still under development; several of its current functions work only intermittently.

From Slate • Jun. 20, 2026

"We should be outward-facing, ambitious and ready to seize opportunities wherever they arise," Farnham said.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026

This was especially punishing for Disney as its films had grown more ambitious and high-budget following the enormous success of “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

Not only does this encourage inward investment to the U.S., but it creates competition for that capital between hyperscalers, with their ambitious capex proposals, and the Treasury Department with its hefty borrowing requirements.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 19, 2026

Galton published much of this data in an ambitious, rambling, often incoherent book—Hereditary Genius.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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