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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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noun
The act of hoping for something to occur, despite a lack of evidence or a low probability of it occurring, often driven by a desire to make oneself feel better or to believe something positive.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
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History
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