Example Sentences
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Riley also added a Hall of Fame coach at defensive coordinator in hopes of stabilizing matters on that side of the ball.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Monday’s announcement appeared to leave investors uneasy as well, following hopes that the worst of the culture-war fallout from the logo change was in the rearview.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
The price of oil on Monday fell by more than 9% to $87.59 a barrel at one point on hopes the conflict could be de-escalated.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
That’s not great news for a woman like Waters who hopes, probably sincerely, that men and women can get past differences in the interest of getting that birth rate up.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
The sound of everybody’s hopes deflating is almost a sucking inside the room.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
