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Learning to separate fantasy from reality can be uncomfortable, especially for hopeless romantics.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
6 Feb. 2026 -
The Japan romantics may be overlooking some clear drawbacks, however, including the 30 years of economic struggles that followed the bursting of a truly epic bubble in the 1990s.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
5 Feb. 2026
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While Sophie has a pragmatic approach to life, she’s complemented by Benedict, a dreamy idealist.—
Kat Moon,
Time,
29 Jan. 2026
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Yet this gloss dismisses something that might be better understood as a guiding principle, and suggests that criticism of Israel is an idealist’s liability rather than a stance with growing support among Democratic voters.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
21 Jan. 2026
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Milo is described as a dreamer who loves to play in the snow.—
Aliza Chasan,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Not seeing us at all — as parents, neighbors, teachers, leads, lovers, screw‑ups, dreamers — damages us.—
Gloria Calderon Kellett,
Deadline,
29 Jan. 2026
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Young ideologues compete to prove their fealty to MAGA by engaging in a kind of transgressive one-upmanship.—
Laura K. Field,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2026
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Freed from the ideologues who have held them hostage, even most bureaucrats serving in the Islamic Republic today could rediscover the best of our history and reorient their efforts toward our nation’s improvement.—
Arash Azizi,
Time,
3 Feb. 2026
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Perhaps Albacete could even emulate Don Quixote.—
Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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During the home’s expansion years, the Mitchells also commissioned Italian artist Bosch to create a series of Don Quixote tile murals for the courtyard—details that still speak to the estate’s early ambition and cultural reach.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Emotionalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emotionalist. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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