idealist
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“I’m an idealist, but I’m also a pragmatist,” she said.
From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026
Maybe it’s idealist and naive, or apple-pie-in-the-sky wishful thinking, but I believe that they can win.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2026
He is a situational bear, a situational bull and, almost despite himself, at age 87, a gruff, perpetual, starry-eyed idealist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
And Chinese media describe him as a "technical idealist" - he insists on keeping DeepSeek as an open-source platform.
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2025
“Oh. Suddenly you agree that your young idealist is a criminal.”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
The quest for a stable global order has long beguiled idealists and realists alike.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
"There are Don Quixotes and Sanchos: idealists and pragmatists. Some may find the transparency of crystals fascinating, while others are interested in their smell and whether they're edible," García-Ruiz pointed out.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
“Dali was like the last bastion of idealists, where I felt like I could really breathe freely.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2023
Lie and Feller were midcentury men — chastened idealists who expected nothing to come easily.
From Salon ● Mar. 5, 2023
Dreamers are idealists who still believe the world is good.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
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A Raisin in the Sun
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 20–25
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