In wishful anticipation for passage of The Honest Ads Act, MediaMath built a database that would have made information publicly available about audience targeting, the amount spent on an ad and who funded it.
‘Wouldn’t make economic sense’: Despite hyped targeting restrictions on 2020 political ads, few new limits are in place|jim cooper|October 12, 2020|Digiday
Thoughts like “We’ll handle it when it happens,” or “This is only temporary, and things will get back to normal soon,” are common examples of wishful thinking.
How to plan your life during a pandemic|Amy Nordrum|September 26, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Our quest for better leaders—“Change we can believe in”— is wishful thinking.
Red Tape Is Strangling Good Samaritans|Philip K. Howard|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But the idea he is going to attract droves of non-traditional Republican supporters is nothing more than wishful thinking.
Rand Paul's Bill Maher Problem|Jamie Weinstein|October 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sometimes the wishful thinking was done by well-known individuals—the Dalai Lama and Ralph Bunche.
Up To A Point: What We Really Need Is a Nobel War Prize|P. J. O’Rourke|October 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At least 65 Peace Prizes have been awarded for wishful thinking.
Up To A Point: What We Really Need Is a Nobel War Prize|P. J. O’Rourke|October 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Does a Middle East foreign policy determined by wishful thinking and poor information sound familiar?
America, Once Again Dazed and Confused in the Middle East|Scott Anderson|September 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He was, moreover, genuinely interested in the men, and wishful to know how they conducted themselves in their new spheres.
A Tatter of Scarlet|S. R. Crockett
As for me, I was ready to sink deep into the ground with despondency, wishful to rise never more.
The Dew of Their Youth|S. R. Crockett
I hoped that I was correct; maybe it was wishful thinking, but I claim that right.
Highways in Hiding|George Oliver Smith
I remember when a young man, wishful to conform to the rules of good society, I bought a book of etiquette for gentlemen.
The Angel and the Author - and Others|Jerome K. Jerome
“Do not be so sure I am wishful to ridicule,” answered the Minor Poet.