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aspirations

  • plural
    of aspiration.
    aspiration
    noun
    a strong desire, longing, or aim; ambition.

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But the Scotland midfielder, 27, does retain aspirations of an Ibrox return at some stage in his career.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

The type of play by the Chargers on Sunday was completely unacceptable, lackluster and disappointing for a team with Super Bowl aspirations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

Hyrox founder Toetzke said it aims to focus on its Olympics aspirations, grow its participants and invest in new products that enhance Hyrox’s offering.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Hargitay has been tight-lipped about what producers have in store for the night, though she did reveal her aspirations for doing something in the vein of an “SVU musical” during the ceremony.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

In actuality it had probably been a manual laborer, a field hand, with aspirations for something better.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick