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Carlos Valdivia, 51, said he had aspired to become a millionaire since he earned his M.B.A. degree from Stanford University decades ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

Nineteen-year-old Than Dar Lin had aspired to be a teacher.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2024

He said his daughter had aspired to be a teacher or a veterinarian.

From Washington Times • May 2, 2023

Ms. Landau had aspired to become an artist before her father, also a developer, sent her to secretarial school.

From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2023

What Gilbert had aspired to do, Galileo had actually done: he had announced discoveries which were entirely at odds with the established philosophy.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton