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  1. pipe dream, dreamnoun

    a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe)

    "I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe"

    Synonyms:
    dreaming, dream, aspiration, ambition

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  1. Amy Klobuchar:

    The difference between a plan and a pipe dream is something that you can actually get done, at least Bernie is being honest here and saying how he's going to pay for this -- and that taxes are going to go up.

  2. Amy Klobuchar:

    I think we owe it to the American people to tell them where to send the invoice, the difference between a plan and a pipe dream is something you can actually get done.

  3. Gillian Giannetti:

    This is tremendous news for West Virginia, West Virginia, and North Carolinians who deserve clean air, safe water and protection from climate change, as they abandon this dirty pipe dream, Dominion and Duke should now pivot to investing more in energy efficiency, wind and solar -- that's how to provide jobs and a better future for all.

  4. Andrew Yang:

    The difference between a plan and a pipe dream is something that you can get done. we should not be looking to other countries' mistakes.

  5. United States:

    A United States high-speed rail network is a pipe dream, a lack of political support and federal financial support combined with the kind of fierce landowner opposition that CHSR has faced in California means that the challenges for new high-speed projects are enormous.


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