Example Sentences
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Hopes are soaring after Mexico’s stunning win over Ecuador.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 3, 2026
Hopes for a peace deal, though, may reverse that trend and Barclays highlight luxury stocks there as an opportunity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026
Hopes for peace in the Middle East continued to drive stocks higher on Tuesday, with highflying tech and artificial-intelligence names leading the charge.
From Barron's • Jun. 16, 2026
Hopes for a deal run high before fizzling, so markets have been reluctant to discount longer-lasting disruptions, Morgan Stanley analysts said.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
Hopes of finding Sir Franklin in the area dimmed, but on one sledge trip, they spied a distant body of water that they believed to be the long-sought open polar sea.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
