wishful

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• The Republicans are not as weak and in disarray as some wishful thinkers among the political commentary class seem to think.

• It also misses the point that coddling efforts to place wishful thinking over reality has ripple effects.

• “That’s wishful thinking,” said lawyer Patrick McSweeney, who represents five residents challenging Northam’s action.

• In wishful anticipation for passage of The Honest Ads Act, MediaMath built a database that would have made information publicly available about audience targeting, the amount spent on an ad and who funded it.

• Thoughts like “We’ll handle it when it happens,” or “This is only temporary, and things will get back to normal soon,” are common examples of wishful thinking.

• Our quest for better leaders—“Change we can believe in”— is wishful thinking.

• Dear White People is a conversation about racism not buried under wishful thinking.

• But the idea he is going to attract droves of non-traditional Republican supporters is nothing more than wishful thinking.

• Sometimes the wishful thinking was done by well-known individuals—the Dalai Lama and Ralph Bunche.

• At least 65 Peace Prizes have been awarded for wishful thinking.

• More wishful beseeching must surely have softened a Deity with a sunburned nose and a double chin!