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• n  an ambitious and aspiring young person
  the audience was full of Madonna wannabes

• China is one of the few countries in the world with academies dedicated to what many consider a rec-room pastime; at the Luneng Table-Tennis School, wannabe champions practice in a .
• Sixteen years since he left office, Reagan's shadow of leadership greatness makes our current Reagan-wannabe president pale in comparison.
• The defense lawyer: Gerry Spence of Wyoming, a John Wayne wannabe whose trademark is an oversize Stetson atop poet-length silver locks.

• aspirant
• aspirer
• hopeful
• wannabee

News & Articles

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• Not so Pius! Midwest porn gal gets ticket for show in front of former Catholic high school
  A Heartland-raised porn princess paid tribute to her uptight Catholic classmates by flashing her God-given assets. Wannabe adult actress, “Val Midwest,” took it off at her former parochial school in Lincoln, Neb., and posted the racy images on her adult Web site. The 19-year-old runs an online peepshow that’s...
  June 11, 2013 - New York Post
• iTunes Radio vs. Pandora
  Is iTunes Radio a real competitor to Pandora, or just a wannabe? (Credit: James Martin/ CNET) Apple may be the top dog when it comes to digital music sales, but do they have what it takes to get a late foothold in the world of Internet radio? To cut through the hype and get a sense of what Apple's newly announced iTunes Radio service really offers that may be noteworthy, we've stacked it up ...
  June 10, 2013 - CNET
• Fewer Than Half Of New Yorkers Pass Their Driving Tests
  Here's a comforting thought as you wobble down the crowded streets on your newly-minted Citi Bike: Fewer than half of New York City's wannabe drivers pass their road tests. According to the Daily News , a measly 46 percent of the city's 181,196 test-takers are granted licenses, thanks to increasingly lean driver's ed programs and general ill-preparedness on the part of drivers. [ more › ]
  June 10, 2013 - Gothamist

Quotes

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• Mitt Romney in Guardian Unlimited
  Our great presidents have not been generals or wannabe generals or anything like that,Romney said. "They've been people who have great judgment, capacity to do the difficult things in challenging times."
• Piers Morgan in The List
  Piers said: "Sharon Osbourne went mental when I met her. She started screaming at me in a restaurant in Hollywood, then tried to strangle me. She called me a talentless, Simon Cowell-wannabe idiot. I knew it was bad when Jerry Springer, who was with...
• Peter Worthington in Toronto Sun
  I play this wannabe, an item girl, who just wants to become successful. My character is a funny, sassy, saucy screwball. And yes, I had loads of fun doing the role. It's an ensemble cast. But I'd like to believe my track with Salman Khan is... Priyanka Chopra http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priyanka_Chopra&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNEfVLotgIrC_Rlt6_CfECWAFMxynQ Times of India http://www.google.com/url?q=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1057634.cms&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNEdHW6pjPcjpTA9G_rLyFrJaN_JfQ Jan 4, 2007 108833 142731 wannabee He was a wannabee boxer. He didn't have a boxer's nose, it wasn't flat, but he really liked boxing," Worthington recalled.