wishful thinking

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If this sounds like wishful thinking, you can hardly be blamed.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

And maybe that’s just wishful thinking, but it’s enough to inspire both professionals and amateurs.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

“This is not just our wishful thinking, it is what we hear from our customers.”

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

When governments and their advisers are, as matter of course, using AI to improve their decision-making, expect fewer purblind, tunnel-visioned strategic decisions based on wishful thinking.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

A year before the accident, when Mother had first heard of muscle testing and energy work, she’d dismissed both as wishful thinking.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover