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optimistically

ADVERB
expectantly
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For the better part of this year, both governments spoke optimistically about the possibility of finalising the interim deal.

From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026

Mr. Musk has promised, perhaps optimistically, that within six to 12 months Neuralink will have a device capable of transmitting visual data into the brains of people born blind.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

That, SpaceX COO Gwynne Shotwell optimistically predicted in a Friday interview with CNBC, could happen as soon as 2035 or 2040.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 12, 2026

The first refuelling demonstration is, optimistically, scheduled for late 2026.

From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026

“For Gogol Ganguli,” it says on the front endpaper in his father’s tranquil hand, in red ballpoint ink, the letters rising gradually, optimistically, on the diagonal toward the upper right-hand corner of the page.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri


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