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idealistic pacifists who thought that tyranny could be toppled by rational argument and mutual understanding
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Mercury ignores insightful Uranus but adores the idealistic fantasies of Neptune.
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Jennifer Culp, Them, 25 Oct. 2024
There’s reason to believe the vice president would continue the idealistic pursuit of rapprochement with Tehran, despite its consistent failure.
—Brian Penn, National Review, 23 Oct. 2024
Kevin Macdonald’s One to One: John & Yoko creatively collages early ‘70s footage, exploring Lennon and Ono’s idealistic vision for a better world.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2024
Harr’s main character, Jan Schlichtmann, is an idealistic attorney representing eight families sickened with leukemia by chemicals that the two companies allegedly dumped into a river near their homes, poisoning their drinking water.
—Jared Sullivan, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2024
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Jennifer Culp, Them, 25 Oct. 2024
There’s reason to believe the vice president would continue the idealistic pursuit of rapprochement with Tehran, despite its consistent failure.
—Brian Penn, National Review, 23 Oct. 2024
Kevin Macdonald’s One to One: John & Yoko creatively collages early ‘70s footage, exploring Lennon and Ono’s idealistic vision for a better world.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2024
Harr’s main character, Jan Schlichtmann, is an idealistic attorney representing eight families sickened with leukemia by chemicals that the two companies allegedly dumped into a river near their homes, poisoning their drinking water.
—Jared Sullivan, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Idealistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/idealistic. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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