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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 .