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wish fuh lee

  • r  in a wishful manner
    he wishfully indulged in dreams of fame

  • Drawing on old wives' tales to support her anticipation, Grace wishfully explained: "They claim you have a boy if you carry to the front.
  • Perhaps wishfully, the other campaigners had considered the uncertain voters as likely to be anti-Mondale.
  • Clinton strategists, perhaps wishfully, suggested that Super Tuesday may prove to be a high mark for Obama, coming as it did after a burst of good publicity surrounding his high .
News & Articles

  • Similar righties Chatwood, Oswalt to finally meet
    Rockies right-hander Tyler Chatwood has been linked to veteran star Roy Oswalt throughout his career, even though the two have never met. Both are wishfully listed at 6-feet tall, a rarity in an era of tall right-handers.
    June 20, 2013 - Major League Baseball
Quotes

  • John Biggs in Ealing Times
    Mr Biggs said: "We strongly dispute many of its findings. Both Murad and myself saw the same evidence as the chair and we feel in some places it has been wishfully interpreted to suit his existing prejudices."
  • Frank Rich in msnbc.com
    As Frank Rich wrote yesterday, "Palin is far and away the most important brand in American politics after Barack Obama, and attention must be paid. Those who wishfully think her 15 minutes are up are deluding themselves: Palin is at the red-hot...
  • Chen Shui-bian in BBC News
    We cannot harbour any illusions, nor can we have unrealistically high expectations,Mr Chen said. "The security of the country is in our own hands. We cannot wishfully hope for the enemy's goodwill or the aid of external forces."

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