hopeful
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That hopeful message was echoed by the cast, many of whom said the film feels particularly relevant at a time of growing political and social division.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
The mayoral hopeful didn’t articulate a platform that radically departed from Bass’, and voter antipathy to her muddled messaging showed: she ended the night in third place.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
But another former Democratic presidential hopeful has outspent him overall, as billionaire Michael Bloomberg pumped about $1 billion of his own fortune into his unsuccessful 2020 White House bid.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
Woody Harrelson and Demi Moore narrate a hopeful film about farming practices that can restore the Earth’s depleted soil.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
With my sisters standing a few feet away from us, looking scared but hopeful, I took the cup of water and sniffed it.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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