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her wishful attempts to change her husband's bad habits
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Not everything is accepted in our curbside recycle bins, and wishful recycling often leads to contamination.
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Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 7 Apr. 2026
As Phillips freely admits, this redescription—and perhaps redescription in general—might be naïvely wishful, not a bending of reality but a flight from it.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2026
Though most may be in a shared situation in reality, at least one person could cling to wishful belief in a happy fantasy, or someone may not be fully transparent.
—Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026
Their thinking, however, is wishful.
—Philip H. Gordon, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
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Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 7 Apr. 2026
As Phillips freely admits, this redescription—and perhaps redescription in general—might be naïvely wishful, not a bending of reality but a flight from it.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2026
Though most may be in a shared situation in reality, at least one person could cling to wishful belief in a happy fantasy, or someone may not be fully transparent.
—Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026
Their thinking, however, is wishful.
—Philip H. Gordon, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Wishful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wishful. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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