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idealist

[ahy-dee-uh-list] / aɪˈdi ə lɪst /


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“In Greg’s most optimistic, most idealist, most selfish version of the world, he would just write code on the most important thing,” Altman said in an interview.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026

We’re conscious that the point is to lament an idealist whose life was cut short.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2025

On the other, "she had the restlessness of an idealist with a certain anger at the world as it was", Eve, now 67, told the BBC.

From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2025

I was always very much an idealist and was like, "Let's just try."

From Salon ● Dec. 25, 2024

"Your world . . ." "I knew he was a mystic idealist!"

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

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

“The reality, however, is that altruistic idealists are few and far between in this world.”

From Slate ● Mar. 25, 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

He found all types: idealists, ambitious people, adventurers, those with social resentments, even common criminals.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez




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