aspirant
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Seconds after her aspirant boyfriend, Bear, snaps the One Wish Willow to make her fall in love with him, she walks back out of her house, a little sheepish and newly smitten.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
When Henry of Navarre sought to become king in the 16th century, the Protestant aspirant faced fierce opposition within Catholic France.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026
"Aren't they hilarious?" a party veteran jokes, gently mocking the ambition of those involved, suspicious that the leadership may have gently encouraged a few aspirant MPs to make their case vigorously and loudly.
From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2025
She took a shot for president in 2019 and had a bad primary run, but she's hardly the first presidential aspirant to flame out in their first run.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2024
First, all the sugar must be chewed out of Mexican gum, then the bartender gives a few slips of paper to the aspirant, who writes either a proverb or a sentimental remark on the strip.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
Vocabulary lists containing aspirant
Vocabulary from "John L. O'Sullivan on 'Manifest Destiny' " from 1839
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