high hopes
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Cakir has high hopes that chef Aiman will one day become "the next Gordon Ramsay -- but AI".
From Barron's
Mr Plunkett has high hopes for the Budget on Wednesday.
From BBC
Apparent in his approach to aging is a drive “to move out into the ‘lane of high hopes,’” not to chase perfection but to stay alive to the effort.
He commonly observes conflict when immigrant parents’ high hopes and expectations clash with their children’s own career aspirations.
From Los Angeles Times
When California lawmakers approved the Racial Justice Act in August 2020 — just months after a Minneapolis police officer killed George Floyd — many backers had high hopes it would help undo years of disproportionately lengthy sentences handed down to people of color.
From Los Angeles Times
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