aspiration
Example Sentences
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For all its aspiration of freedom, it is a straitjacket that cannot be removed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Education, the defining aspiration of the Indian middle class, has stopped delivering on its promise.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
“Our aspiration is to win the championship. Our goal is to make the playoffs,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026
The goal isn’t to limit enjoyment, but to ensure that spending reflects actual use rather than aspiration.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026
There was a constant tension between the aspiration to be first and the fear of not being believed, of being regarded as an eccentric and a fool.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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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