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aspiration

[as-puh-rey-shuhn] / ˌæs pəˈreɪ ʃən /


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We want to reunify the island, and that aspiration has grown stronger.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

They also said financial security was their top aspiration.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

Beer cans, bottles and other trash have blown from their property into his yard, he claimed, posing an aspiration risk because ostriches are attracted to shiny objects.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

It adds: "We are united in the belief that the current repayment framework requires urgent review... to ensure it is fair, sustainable, and supportive of aspiration."

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

This aspiration towards demonstration was not confined to what we would think of as the empirical sciences but was also commonplace in theology.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

One such school in California is at the center of Ms. Lee’s long, comprehensive saga of family, finances and professional aspirations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

Hargitay has been tight-lipped about what producers have in store for the night, though she did reveal her aspirations for doing something in the vein of an “SVU musical” during the ceremony.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

"Given its young demographics and 'Digital India' aspirations, it makes sense for the nation to build and maintain its own internet infrastructure for security and governance purposes," she says.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

And as he enters his senior season with professional football aspirations on the horizon, Iamaleava has learned to not let external voices interfere with his internal confidence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

In actuality it had probably been a manual laborer, a field hand, with aspirations for something better.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick




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