optimist
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But what type of fan are you - a die-hard enthusiast analysing all the tactics, a bag of nerves who watches from behind the sofa or an eternal optimist happy to go with the flow?
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
Still, said Tahir Andrabi, "It is hard to be an optimist in the new exchange of hostilities."
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
While accepting the inaugural award for best podcast at last Sunday’s Golden Globes, Amy Poehler — perennial optimist and the mind behind some of contemporary culture’s most feel-good media — made a rare off-color joke.
From Salon ● Jan. 16, 2026
But despite her comparisons to pessimistic comedians like Larry David, Hoffman remains an optimist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025
“An optimist is positive and hopeful. A pessimist is negative and cynical.”
From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer
Why are the optimists confident humans are safe?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Hopefully, I don’t sound as naive as those early internet optimists, who thought new shifts would usher in a golden age of humanity.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
Especially if AI accomplishes even a fraction of what the optimists think.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
"At least we'll get a fee," some optimists might have thought.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Henry and Esme are always calling themselves optimists and telling Olive to not be such a pessimist.
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
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