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- economists are offering a hopeful forecast for a healthy economy in the coming year
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- in a hopeful response to the ad, several people called to say they'd seen our lost cat
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- the three mayoral hopefuls are going to debate on local TV
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“Hopeful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hopeful. Accessed 26 Jan. 2022.
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The first known use of hopeful was in 1568
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