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At night, K Street is a bustling corridor of aspiringly high-end nightclubs and restaurants.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2022

It was better to perform aspiringly and attractively and lose than to perform conservatively and win.

From New York Times • Jan. 4, 2018

There’s the quirky lullaby that Tom used to croon to his infant daughters; the lyrical compositions of Carver and Ray and an aspiringly cheerful singalong in Tom’s kitchen halfway through the show.

From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2017

The better burst aspiringly from the tops of columns on the first page and outsoared the very title of the paper.

From Buried Alive: a Tale of These Days by Bennett, Arnold

“Do you mean Catherine Grace Gore, for instance?” she then more aspiringly asked.

From Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales by James, Henry