aspiration
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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
"I resonate with those words so much. More than being unstoppable, I think it refers to a dream and an aspiration to become unstoppable," Eala told BBC TV.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
In its sense of upward lift, it speaks of striving and aspiration and of almost inexpressible yearning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
Perhaps he was proud of Johnny’s aspiration to make a career of sport.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
The vast majority of incomers, she counters, are “middle-class people with aspirations for the American dream.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
And if anything would derail his debt-free aspirations, then Erle wouldn’t take the opportunity.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
There has also been a change of aspirations.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
And now, with championship aspirations entering his 13th season, and fifth in Los Angeles, Mack is basking in his role as the Chargers’ elder statesman.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
How maddening it was to have been bom in a cotton field with aspirations of grandeur.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
Vocabulary lists containing aspiration
This Week in Pop Culture : January 5 - 11, 2019
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Bob Dylan's Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech
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Dwight D. Eisenhower, "The Military-Industrial Complex" (1961)
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