idealism
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Tom Cruise as a sports agent whose idealism clashes with the industry’s cutthroat economics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
Always seeking the safety of middle ground, he’s too willing to bend to necessity to satisfy Coriolanus’ narrow militaristic idealism.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
But his highly anticipated return to the sci-fi summer blockbuster, the brilliant and beguiling “Disclosure Day,” is Spielberg’s most shameless appeal toward idealism yet.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026
Based on these challenges, Koch suggests it may be necessary to revisit older philosophical ideas like idealism or panpsychism.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 6, 2026
Mda’s practicality was a perfect foil for Lembede’s idealism.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Vocabulary lists containing idealism
Some Political and Philosophical -isms
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"The Lady, or the Tiger?" by Frank R. Stockton
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Cesar Chavez's Commonwealth Club Address (1984)
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