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as in to intend
to have in mind as a purpose or goal
aspire to great deeds, and you have a better chance of doing good deeds
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as in to rise
to move or extend upward
a tower aspiring towards the heavens
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Recent Examples of aspire
Arkani-Hamed and his collaborators aspire to bring about a conceptual revolution of the sort that rocked physics in the late 1700s.
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Charlie Wood, WIRED, 3 Nov. 2024
National Black Pre-Law Conference & Law Fair (November 14-16, New York City, NY)
For aspiring legal professionals, this NYC conference provides crucial access to law school representatives and industry leaders.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 3 Nov. 2024
But few artists working today aspire to this ideal.
—Natasha Degen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
In a 2020 interview with the Sydney Morning Herald, Kidman spoke about the impact her mother had on her life growing up and as an aspiring actress.
—Rachel Flynn, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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Charlie Wood, WIRED, 3 Nov. 2024
National Black Pre-Law Conference & Law Fair (November 14-16, New York City, NY)
For aspiring legal professionals, this NYC conference provides crucial access to law school representatives and industry leaders.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 3 Nov. 2024
But few artists working today aspire to this ideal.
—Natasha Degen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
In a 2020 interview with the Sydney Morning Herald, Kidman spoke about the impact her mother had on her life growing up and as an aspiring actress.
—Rachel Flynn, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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Her kids are also receiving a more significant portion of the estate than was intended.R. Eric Thomas, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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Given the laptop-class CPU and GPU, only the RAM and storage are intended to be readily user-accessible—the chips are locked down and facing toward the cooling system that occupies the other half of the case.PCMAG, PCMAG, 16 Nov. 2024
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The Orediggers entered Saturday ranked 10th in the region and need to rise into the top seven in order to reach the postseason.Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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Geodesy informs everything from building sewers and making accurate maps of sea level rise to launching and tracking spacecraft.Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 15 Nov. 2024
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The Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group plans to continue to hold discussions with industry players into next year.Michael Kan, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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Make sure to plan some all-day sits during this window.Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
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In 1871, Kaiser Wilhelm ascended to the throne of a newly unified Germany.Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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The President in dead, and Penn has ascended to Commander in Chief.Katie Campione, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
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The team hoped the animals could particularly help within bringing to the surface vital, fertilizing microorganisms such as endosymbiotic rhizobial bacteria and Mycorrhizal fungi.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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Scientists hope a new telescope will have the potential to see deeper into the solar system.Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
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Similarly, the yield on the 2-year Treasury climbed by about 7 basis points to 4.274%, its highest since July 31.Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
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The stock climbed as much as 15% in early U.S. trading as investors look to cash in on a Trump return to the White House.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Collins has introduced several changes meant to monetize the business, including subscriptions, organized live events, and bringing back physical copies of the paper and its television parody, the Onion News Network.Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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On the other hand, if green agents get pushed out of the profession, that will mean fewer opportunities for the pros to take advantage of them.Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
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That includes the increasing likelihood that debt will soar under the next U.S. president, especially in a possible Trump administration.Axios, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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The iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) — which tracks the small-cap Russell 2000 index — soared after Trump’s debate against President Joe Biden in late June.Fred Imbert, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Aspire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aspire. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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