idealistic
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Someone young, idealistic, like the kids they’d never had, would die as part of a well-intentioned but risky move from Hal.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
“It was a very idealistic era,” Heyward said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
She has tried to replace those who left with “people who are idealistic, want to give back to their country, want to make the country a better place for all people in America.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
But Kornev is young and infused with an idealistic zeal, refusing to let these goons stonewall him.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
Wilson’s chief concern was his idealistic scheme for a world organization to prevent future wars.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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