optimist

Phil’s optimist these 17 seasons, has long been a Salzburg regular as well, and he arrived last week just in time to take up Kalesnikava’s challenge.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

"I was born an optimist," he told me.

From BBC ● Apr. 13, 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

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

While the optimist struggled to defend herself, I scrambled to think of an answer to what had obviously become a trick question.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

"At least we'll get a fee," some optimists might have thought.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

“The optimists who say we are turning the corner, and the people who say, ‘Well maybe if we had done this 10 or 15 years we’d be OK,’ but now, they’re not so sure.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026

The short answer is more than even the optimists dared hope for.

From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2026

If optimists are right, and tariff effects fade while services inflation also moderates, expect the coming months to ratify CPI’s more sanguine picture.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 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