optimist
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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
Ever the optimist, Byford touts the quality of Chakrabarti’s design and Cipriano’s financial plans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 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
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
"At least we'll get a fee," some optimists might have thought.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
The optimists, looking ahead to a peace deal, can expect the Treasury market to refocus on other drivers once the war ends, like the Fed.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
The short answer to that second question was: the optimists.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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