wannabe
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His wannabe Robocops launch indiscriminate raids, operate detention facilities under conditions out of a Dickens novel and regularly don face masks to hide their identities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
Soon after, wannabe authoritarians attack the comedians, essayists, playwrights and poets.
From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2026
Three undercover investigators posing as wannabe lorry drivers turned up for medical tests, booked online and scheduled for the same time at three different locations across the UK in 2019.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
So far, so good for the wannabe disruptors.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
“What kind of helpful information would be in books about a wannabe Chosen One who clams up when it’s time to stop the bad guy?”
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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
The main remaining interest was in the subplots involving England Test wannabes.
From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2024
While Sunday’s event determined the Lisan al Gaib of Timothée Chalamet wannabes, only the real Timmy Tim stars next in the Bob Dylan biopic “A Complete Unknown,” out Christmas Day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 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
