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idealist

[ahy-dee-uh-list] / aɪˈdi ə lɪst /


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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

“A moral man who led an immoral life, an idealist who had betrayed his ideals. No one despised Richard as much as Richard himself.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2025

And Chinese media describe him as a "technical idealist" - he insists on keeping DeepSeek as an open-source platform.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2025

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

From Salon • Dec. 25, 2024

Slose was a frail, youngish person, with unusually light, bright eyes and a muted, intense voice; he looked like an idealist, a dedicated soul.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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