aspiration

The push for Saudi-Israeli normalisation has been an aspiration of successive US presidents.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

As a form of media, mail-order catalogs themselves were a story of longing and aspiration that came to define shopping as an American way of life.

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026

Set in 1897 in rural Australia, the film follows Davis’ Sybylla, who dreams of becoming a writer, an unconventional aspiration given her family’s poverty and societal norms.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

China’s consumer recovery may be less about a broad rebound in confidence and more about pockets of spending where companies can convert anxiety, loneliness, aging, and lifestyle aspiration into services.

From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026

He had distilled it at the age of sixteen, enabling him to work miracles, among them the highest aspiration of the ancient art: the transmutation of lead into gold.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

“Reproductive goals counseling should be developmentally appropriate and designed to help adolescents reflect on their future aspirations related to relationships, childbearing, and family formation.”

From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026

Debbie is a politician’s wife who sidelined her career aspirations to support his ambition to be Prime Minister.

From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026

While there are aspirations to turn the river into a greenbelt, nightmarish pollution incidents have still haunted Southeast L.A. communities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

Two hundred fifty years ago, the Founders expressed the aspirations of the American people in imperishable language.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

He was ambitious in the extreme, and like Walt McCandless, his aspirations extended to his progeny.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer