as in ambition
eager desire for personal advancement
for sheer ambitiousness, few professions can rival the modeling world
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ambition
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The California Democrat’s ambitions find fuel in the flames of conspiracy.—
James Kirchick,
Washington Post,
12 Mar. 2026 -
Looking further ahead, Cronin describes ambitions for Wicked/Good to become an identifiable force in genre cinema, citing Jackson’s WingNut Films and the Weta ecosystem as a benchmark.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Ambitiousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambitiousness. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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