high hopes
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Howe has high hopes for “The Body,” about badly behaved Catholic school girls who have prophetic visions after a dance team initiation goes awry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Maybe you had high hopes, only to watch them crash against the sky-high cliffs of calcified Television Academy voters’ habits.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
Mexico, nor Canada kicked off with particularly high hopes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
So, plenty for manager Jesse Marsch to work on if the co-hosts are to match high hopes.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
“Aw, man. I had high hopes for Mitch.”
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
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