aspirations
Example Sentences
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King Power changed the aspirations, the expectations and the definition of success at Leicester City.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
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
A January integration deal between Damascus and the Kurdish administration crushed Kurdish aspirations for self-rule and still raises concerns for many from the minority group.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
In fact, Americans of all ages, backgrounds and incomes are striving for a better life, but say the rising cost of living prevents them from their aspirations, the researchers found.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 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
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