wannabe
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Here's the latest crop of wannabe star bakers.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
And Thatcher’s other film roles in 2023’s “The Boogeyman” and a bit part in the following year’s “MaXXXine” certainly don’t help Hollywood’s perception of her as a wannabe scream queen.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
And, in real time, we’re watching wannabe masters of the AI universe try to win an upper hand in controlling the new technology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Madeira, the real one, was probably unaware at the time his mischief would create a cult figure whose legacy lives on among early-noughties wannabe managers.
From BBC ● May 5, 2026
“I mean. I’m just a wannabe cartoonist. What do I know.”
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
At gone 22:00 BST on Monday night, there was still a minibus full of ministerial wannabes inside Downing Street waiting for their new positions to be confirmed.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
He now leads New York, “and there are wannabes all over the country,” she says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Others, like the Elvis impersonators roaming the streets, were wannabes, eager to tap into the mass tort gold mine.
From Slate ● Jan. 13, 2026
I expected that the vice presidential wannabes would be making the trek right quick, elbowing each other out of the way to gain his attention.
From Salon ● May 15, 2024
Others said Mo's come-up was throwing those crazy parties that hood celebs and wannabes paid bank to get into.
From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds
