high hopes
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Despite buying an ‘ugly mess’ in 2002, the Lauensteins had high hopes for restoring their Wallace Neff home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
And should the new technology fail to match those high hopes, the economic consequences will likely be felt far beyond the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Fast forward 72 years and the line-up will include three Scots with high hopes of a medal.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 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
She’d picked up the cue with high hopes that the game wouldn’t be too difficult to learn.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
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