idealist

Five years ago, Curd and Secor would likely have been written off as the party’s idealist left flank.

From Slate ● Oct. 20, 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

“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

As a football idealist, Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim has specific beliefs about how the game should be played - and the best way to win.

From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2025

‘You’re still the same, William. Still the idealist, eh?”

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez

Here, Moore shows reverence not only for her own craft, but for all the hopeful idealists who pine to know what it feels like to lose yourself in someone, or something, else.

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026

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

“Sad, sad. A business down the drain, unhappy young idealists stooping to forgery to get even.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole