pipe dream
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Getting this bill through the House is not a pipe dream.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
WSJ explores whether data centers in space are a pipe dream or AI’s next big thing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
“It was a pipe dream for so long … the notion that we would get a subway to the Westside,” Yaroslavsky said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
The oil-futures market thinks oil will fall from $98 a barrel today to $80 by September and $75 by Christmas — but that may be a pipe dream.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 11, 2026
I loved the idea, even though the gallery seemed like a pipe dream.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
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