aspiration
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Barrera: The aspiration should be to fully inform parents, but the child’s wish should carry the greatest weight, especially as the child grows older.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Yet this “stability” is at best an aspiration and, more likely, happy talk obscuring an actively deteriorating relationship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
“We are here in 2026 and it’s not a little more prevalent. It can be an aspiration to any kid, even one of my students, that bigger things are possible.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
They also said financial security was their top aspiration.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
That night she realized that she would not have a moment of rest until she showed Mauricio Babilonia the uselessness of his aspiration and she spent the week turning that anxiety about in her mind.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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For the first time in years, the Clippers aren’t entering a season with championship aspirations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
Hyrox founder Toetzke said it aims to focus on its Olympics aspirations, grow its participants and invest in new products that enhance Hyrox’s offering.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 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
African music is often about the aspirations of the African people, and it can ignite the political resolve of those who might otherwise be indifferent to politics.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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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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