high hopes
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In early 2025, Treasury Wine Estates, like other Australian exporters, had high hopes for a return of the Chinese market.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
CEO Mike Doustdar told analysts on a conference call that they still have high hopes for CagriSema.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 23, 2026
Environmental groups have high hopes for the ruling.
From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026
"We expect big demand. We have high hopes," director Oksana Holikova says, leading me towards the laboratory where the "biomaterial" is collected, prepared, and then stored.
From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026
The Fugees were scheduled to play a morning game on Sunday, but Luma didn’t have high hopes.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
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