aspirational
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"These figures used to be more on the aspirational side," Monica Castillo, the film critic for the pop culture website The A.V.
From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026
“Politics has become so angry and nasty. This is something that’s aspirational for folks,” he said, referring to Americans’ desire for homeownership.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
But none could match his talent for relentless, aspirational, rags-to-riches plots that, once started, could not be put down.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
She’s doing it knowing that her child will hate her, but that he’ll be the Earth’s Green Lantern, and there’s going to be an aspirational quality to that for generations to follow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
Even the American Bar Association’s standards of practice for prosecutors are purely aspirational; no prosecutor is required to follow the standards or even consider them.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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