wistful
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When most people think of the foundational figures in American environmentalism, they likely conjure up such wistful white Transcendentalists as Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Louisa May Alcott.
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2026
Aiming at a middle-class magazine readership, Allen takes a wistful view of the previous decade’s optimism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
As in many of the best sequences in this now 31-year-old franchise, wistful truth balances broad comedy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
But there is no time now for a wistful look at what might have been.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
His hands were in his pockets, and he looked sad and wistful, and maybe a bit faded, like something had leeched most of the color from him.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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