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"This is a breath of fresh air and a new hope in the struggle of free people for freedom and justice," the ousted defence minister Fedorov, an ally, said on social media.

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

Feeling the U.S. squeeze, Cuba’s government has signaled a willingness to discuss how to compensate the owners of expropriated property, in the hope that they agree to invest capital in the island first.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

Sweetly, and with little hope, they make a small community of people who understand each other and the desert landscape that others see as a blank space on the map.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

Now Chelsea, with Alonso coming in, will hope the approach brings more rewards.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

“Maybe you are right. I hope so. But—and I did not want to have to say this —I think there is another problem. The elephant, your Marlene.”

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

"Now the plant is resuming operations, specialists and workers are being recruited. We are pinning our hopes on this plant, that people will come and the village will continue to live."

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

The chain currently has about 45 locations, and Siegel hopes to boost that total to 1,000 in the next five years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

Looking back on his early years, Damon recalled traveling to New York with his childhood friend and fellow actor, Ben Affleck, in hopes of landing acting jobs.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026

Stocks snapped a three-day losing streak Tuesday, carried by a recovery in chip stocks and hopes for strong earnings from some of America’s biggest tech companies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

The part of me that hopes doesn’t stop hoping.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

On Friday, city officials said they hoped the roadway would be reopened by Monday, but repairs are taking longer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

But Dirie told the BBC Focus on Africa podcast that the Somali government had approached Meta, which owns WhatsApp, about their concerns and hoped that "we'll reach a resolution on this matter very soon".

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

He said at the time that the accounting loss reflected how much longer it would take to clinch certification, pushing to the future revenue that investors had hoped would roll in sooner.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

Her first house or apartment may be more modest than she would have hoped.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026

He hoped it wasn’t when they were rolling around in the grass laughing and making fools of themselves.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

“I’m hoping we’re going to continue up leveling it for the next decade or so.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

Thousands remained at Jantar Mantar, hoping they would eventually be allowed to continue the march.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

In 2015, then president Barack Obama attempted a rapprochement with the Cuban government, hoping a more diplomatic approach would yield better relations after a half-century of hostility.

From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026

So I’m hoping that if we end up having to go that route, we are able to ask for it and that it might be granted.

From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026

I tried to look at every panicked face, hoping to see something that would let me know that I’d found Agent Chris.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin