hopeful
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This can last for years, even decades, and despite hopeful moments of decency and respite from perceived indifference, bad actors will show you who they are time and again, if you let them.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
This was a time when the internet was building toward something we all thought was going to be better, more creative, more hopeful.
From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2026
The mayoral hopeful was in the green room of Univision’s Westchester studios on Thursday, waiting for an interview with anchor Guad Venegas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Mr. Drury deals in the quiet comedy of everyday screw-ups and hopeful irrationality.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
The music drifted across the pews, sweet and sad and hopeful all at once.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
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