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Recent Examples of hoped
Patients and the company had hoped the therapy could move into an FDA review based on existing evidence, a hope that was dashed Monday.
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Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoped
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Those who wished to see Garner clad in fishnets and rubber bracelets as the Material Girl will still have a chance.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2026
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Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell wished the crew well in a recording made two months before his death last August.—
Marcia Dunn,
Twin Cities,
6 Apr. 2026
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Morgan once dreamed of being an actress in New York and is growing restless as a schoolteacher in a stale relationship with Max (Jack Innanen), who she’s known forever.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2026
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Glover is a Pomona native who dreamed of becoming an astronaut while flying through the air as a pole vaulter at Ontario High School.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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My reaction was pure confusion, sarcasm, and not ill-intended.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Apr. 2026
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That was followed by an April 2025 executive order that, among other things, is intended to increase the number of parking spaces for big rigs.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
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Inside Inter Miami’s latest episode discusses how the new stadium looked, felt and how the operational logistics played out during its premiere last Saturday with reactions from team owners David Beckham and Jorge Mas.—
Andre Fernandez,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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From this distance, the moon looked about as big as a basketball held at arm's length, NASA officials said during the Artemis 2 livestream.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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The ordinance was proposed by Legislative Vice Chair Sean Smith, who recently ended his bid for Congress.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2026
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During a space-to-ground news conference late Wednesday, Wiseman said crewmates Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen proposed the out-of-this-world memorial when the crew was in medical quarantine before a few days before launch.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The person throwing the bowling ball might not have intended a specific victim to be killed, or even knowingly planned to kill someone, but nonetheless did something that was obviously likely to cause serious harm.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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Text discussions continued on after the in-person meetings ended and further talks were planned during the night, Iranian state TV reported, citing a source.—
Azhar Sukri,Kevin Breuninger,Terri Cullen,
CNBC,
11 Apr. 2026
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In 2007, Morganroth — then known by her birth name April McClellan — was charged with cashing a $5,000 welfare check in Arizona meant for her brother, according to court documents.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
8 Apr. 2026
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The security gates are meant to be a neat assembly line, not a five-car pileup.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Apr. 2026
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All 130 items are thoughtfully designed to fill every room in your home with whimsy.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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Built-In Security Windows 11 Pro includes security features designed to protect your system without requiring extra software.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Hoped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoped. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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