aspired
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As a kid, his favourite song was Bernard Hoffer's gloriously over-the-top Thundercats theme, external, so that's the level he aspired to.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
When I graduated from college, I aspired to be a war correspondent and report on the humanitarian crises shaping our time.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
She always aspired to have lots of kids, her own mother testified, and even her career, as a labor and delivery nurse, was centered around bringing children into the world.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026
Growing up a few blocks from campus, Trinidad aspired to be a veterinarian as a child.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
I actually aspired to cowardice, because the alternative, the real reason I was running, was that Assef was right: Nothing was free in this world.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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