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aspire to great deeds, and you have a better chance of doing good deeds a tower aspiring towards the heavens

Recent Examples on the Web The film stars Bollywood star Ranveer Singh as an aspiring rapper, while Alia Bhatt adds more star power as his love interest. — Tara Bitran, The Hollywood Reporter, "Oscars: A Guide to All 92 Foreign-Language Submissions," 7 Nov. 2019 And the prospect that Ukraine’s very future could be in the balance, as a country aspiring to join the West while feeling threatened by an aggressive Russia to the east. — Lynn Berry, The Denver Post, "How “do us a favor” led to Trump impeachment inquiry," 4 Nov. 2019 Actors and jazz musicians recognized the talent of black artists and aspired to match their aptitude. — Brianna Holt, Quartzy, "Teens on TikTok have no clue they’re perpetuating racist stereotypes," 1 Nov. 2019 Families aspiring to send their children to college begin to work within its unreachable promises, archaic ideas, and arduous demands very early on in their lives together and expect the strain to last long after children leave their homes. — Caitlin Zaloom, Time, "How the Student Debt Complex Is Crushing the Next Generation of Americans," 29 Oct. 2019 After six-plus seasons in the minor leagues, sent back to Triple A for a third year, Bill Masse was becoming the last thing a professional ballplayer aspires to be. — Dom Amore, courant.com, "Dom Amore: Manchester’s Bill Masse takes his baseball life’s lessons to Miami to work for old teammate Derek Jeter," 28 Oct. 2019 When Fields does take that abuse — which may be inevitable considering the caliber of opponent Ohio State aspires to face later this season — Saturday gave his teammates further confidence in his resiliency. — Nathan Baird, cleveland, "Justin Fields’ toughest, grittiest performance led Ohio State past Wisconsin," 26 Oct. 2019 But for aspiring professional cornerbacks, a fast 40-yard time is critical, as important to entering the NFL as a dazzling LSAT score is to entering Yale Law School. — Oliver Staley, Quartz at Work, "How the NFL separates good from great when evaluating talent," 24 Oct. 2019 Not long ago, a Silicon Valley startup would, indeed, have been seen as a worthy model for someone aspiring to be president. — Wired, "Why Zuckerberg’s Embrace of Mayor Pete Should Worry You," 23 Oct. 2019

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