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More idealistically, it’s an experiment for sharing an extraterrestrial signal with members of the public and getting them involved.

From Scientific American • Aug. 3, 2023

“It started so idealistically, state-sponsored care, and then people just began dumping their old relatives there.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2023

In their earlier years, Facebook, YouTube and especially Twitter cast themselves idealistically as guardians of free expression around the world.

From Washington Post • May 18, 2022

At the same time, he still idealistically wants the ear of citizens.

From Slate • Jan. 3, 2019

Although his reign may have begun idealistically, Cahokia quickly became an autocracy; in an Ozymandiac extension of his ego, the supreme leader set in motion the construction projects.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann