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It also takes the mature tack, as it moves back and forth in time, of portraying characters whose life dreams haven’t quite worked out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Without ASML’s technology, Musk’s Terafab dreams may not be fulfilled.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

“With good dreams, I’d wake up and think, ‘Well, that didn’t happen’ and be disappointed,’” he recalled in a recent video interview.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

"Seeing people not have the opportunity to achieve their dreams, that's what motivates and drives me, " she said, echoing an ethos that later became the foundation of the Mobos.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Beowulf was the sort of artist who liked to put a bit of gravitas in his work, but he knew that a painting for a baby’s room ought not to cause bad dreams, either.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood