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optimistically

ADVERB
expectantly
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The IEA report argues, optimistically, that better voter education might help.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 30, 2026

Musk has also spoken optimistically about the expected growth in revenue tied to subscriptions of the driver-assistance "FSD" program.

From Barron's Jan. 28, 2026

They look like a fashionable couple, smiling optimistically from behind their sunglasses.

From BBC Dec. 22, 2025

He has not hit five home runs in this series, as Smith had optimistically anticipated.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 17, 2025

Negotiating optimistically the steep, slippery slopes of life.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy




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