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His plan for starting his own business was just a pipe dream.
opening our own restaurant has long been a pipe dream
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But as Variety reports, the now A-list cast is busy with other projects, the character arcs reportedly have to be reworked to accommodate a time jump, and a production start date is but a pipe dream in Sam Levinson’s head.
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Zoe Guy, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2025
Focus on #repair Or maybe Trump believes his pipe dream might convince the reluctant Netanyahu to continue to the next phases of the U.S.-brokered Gaza ceasefire.
—Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 9 Feb. 2025
Owning a home has become a pipe dream for Jeff Howard, a 35-year-old renter living in Atlanta.
—Bryan Mena, CNN, 16 Jan. 2025
The bill was a pipe dream for years when Democrats were in control of Washington.
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 14 Jan. 2025
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Zoe Guy, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2025
Focus on #repair Or maybe Trump believes his pipe dream might convince the reluctant Netanyahu to continue to the next phases of the U.S.-brokered Gaza ceasefire.
—Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 9 Feb. 2025
Owning a home has become a pipe dream for Jeff Howard, a 35-year-old renter living in Atlanta.
—Bryan Mena, CNN, 16 Jan. 2025
The bill was a pipe dream for years when Democrats were in control of Washington.
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Pipe dream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pipe%20dream. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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