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Hope springs eternal in by-elections at the best of times, but now there's genuine excitement among those still in the race about where those potential 24,000 Labour votes will go.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2024
Hope springs eternal across a crowded table of contents.
From New York Times ● Feb. 21, 2022
Hope springs eternal for Elmer Fudd come rabbit season!
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2021
"Hope springs eternal," Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said after the caucus meeting.
From Fox News ● Jan. 14, 2020
Hope springs eternal in the human breast, and wishes have always been the legitimate fathers of thoughts.
From Essays on Russian Novelists by Phelps, William Lyon
In a reminder that hope springs eternal: performing arts promoter Martin Elbourne, who founded the festival, points to the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
Between the last watch and this most recent one, there is no more marriage, just me, the dog and the reminded lesson that hope springs eternal, carrying us from one year to the next.
From Salon ● Nov. 16, 2024
Oklahoma doesn’t have any auto plants, but hope springs eternal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2024
"I will personally continue engaging with the authorities. I'm very determined to do so," he said, adding that "hope springs eternal."
From Reuters ● Dec. 9, 2022
Matchmaking hope springs eternal in the desi Muslim mom’s imagination.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
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