optimist
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Odysseus may have held out hope throughout years of setbacks, obstacles and traps laid by vengeful deities, but the man who plays him on the big screen is no optimist.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
"I was born an optimist," he told me.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026
But the eternal optimist said he draws strength from the example set by Glover: "He's a natural American hero, in my opinion."
From Barron's ● Apr. 1, 2026
Askell describes herself as an optimist but still sees risks that society’s checks and balances may get overwhelmed by AI advancements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
Call me an optimist, but I’ll never give up hope that my family will take my art—and me—seriously.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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
"Tearing our hair out and burying ourselves in the ground -- that's not our way. We are optimists," Vadym, who declined to give his surname, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Why do the optimists and pessimists see the same data—and come to such widely different conclusions?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
The short answer is more than even the optimists dared hope for.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2026
He’s one of those eternal optimists, which is another one of those cute Sahil things I’m trying not to notice too much.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
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