aspire
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If you aspire to live in a futuristic utopia, perhaps this five-bedroom, six-bath bit of cosmic architecture is what you need.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Becoming a content creator has officially elbowed out old standbys like doctor and astronaut as the job that Gen Z and Gen Alpha most aspire to have.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
"When it comes to our news operations, I do not aspire to lead these companies to bend their newsrooms to my views," he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
"It shows our girls the levels in the other countries...it gives them something to aspire to."
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
He said, “That, Octavian, is something to aspire to.”
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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The company aspires to launch data centers in space, powered by solar energy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Archer aspires to build a fleet of air taxis that could potentially jet New York City travelers to airports in 15 minutes or less, avoiding traffic jams.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
The serious journalism Margaret aspires to do is splintering under our distrust of who controls the megaphones.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
Corvette, a promising and hard-working designer herself who aspires to Christie’s brilliance, is tormented by nightmares of rich people complaining about the generation who “can’t expect everything to be handed to them.”
From Salon ● May 22, 2026
"Your brother Benjen came to me about Jon a few days ago. It seems the boy aspires to take the black."
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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The surly, brilliant, hip, fashionable Davis aspired to many things, but sainthood, even in jest, was not one of them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 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
Some who had once aspired to be homeowners now see it as out of reach.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
A designer, Corvette once aspired to create her own clothing line but couldn’t get her spike-heeled foot in the door.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
I aspired to her levels of grace and perseverance.
From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi
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Last week, a group called ShinyHunters said it had broken into an online FBI jobs portal and stolen names, addresses, and other sensitive data about thousands of current, former, and aspiring agents.
From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2026
That summer, Léa De Carmo, an aspiring actress, was driving back to Los Angeles from Las Vegas with a friend and, after a night of partying, craved a cup of coffee.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
He ran an operation involving sham modelling agencies that exploited the dreams of aspiring young models and their parents for more than eight years.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Higher mortgage rates have prevented many aspiring home buyers from entering the housing market and stopped existing homeowners from refinancing to less-expensive mortgages.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
“Amir jan. Our aspiring storyteller. What a pleasure,” he said.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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