striver
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The ding on the movie is that Timothée Chalamet’s self-centered striver isn’t that different from Adam Sandler’s diamond hawker in “Uncut Gems.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2026
Long before “American Idol” and its ilk, pageants were a means for a small-town striver to vault herself into a bigger world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
In outline, it’s a familiar story of a classic American striver.
From New York Times ● Nov. 22, 2023
We first got to know Santos as a man who fabricated his entire biography, ostensibly to present himself as an electorally viable striver.
From Slate ● Nov. 16, 2023
He was himself a striver, and he sought to instill that ethos in the school.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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