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dashing hopes

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Noun1.dashing hopes - an act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone
disappointment
failure - an unexpected omission; "he resented my failure to return his call"; "the mechanic's failure to check the brakes"
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He said time is running out on the deal and accused the Schwarzenegger administration of dashing hopes to get the lane that would provide enormous relief for thousands of commuters.
ARNOLD BLOCKS FIX FOR 405 INACTION MEANS GRIDLOCK FOR YEARS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Consecutive months of dismal feature film production levels have erased gains made earlier in the year and are dashing hopes for a recovery in the number of local production jobs.
Dearth of features sends production levels plunging. (Media & ... by Satzman, Darrell / Los Angeles Business Journal
The past year has witnessed increasing violence between Israelis and Palestinians, dashing hopes for peace.
Map of the Middle East by Junior Scholastic
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