high hopes

noun

: a strong feeling that something good will happen or be true
We had high hopes of winning the game.

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Wall Street has high hopes for Niccol’s leadership, including ending the outsized influence of former CEO Howard Schultz, who hatched the idea for the Oleato line. Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024 These efforts, despite high hopes and initial enthusiasm, don't always deliver the large-scale, game-changing outcomes they were meant to produce. Pierrick Bouffaron, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024 Stevie Nicks has high hopes for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 24 Oct. 2024 Hopes for Handbags Management pinned high hopes on the introduction of four new Gucci handbag lines in September. Joelle Diderich, WWD, 23 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for high hopes 

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“High hopes.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20hopes. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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