idealistic
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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
Which is certainly an admirable approach, albeit a rather idealistic strategy in a state of nearly 23 million voters, spread over roughly 800 miles from north to south.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026
Edgar Snow, born in Kansas City, was an idealistic reporter handpicked by the Communist leadership, in Mr. Dikötter’s words, “after careful vetting.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
Suttasitt "Macky" Pottasak is a typical candidate of Thailand's People's Party: young, idealistic and hardworking.
From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026
John Smith, a young and idealistic English preacher who had recently come to the area, was becoming popular with those slaves.
From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson
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