muse
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Gabi is our muse and Gabi knew what she wanted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Sing to them, muse, of an uncomplicated man.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
While each quotation provides something to muse over, the whole thing might be best summed up by a line from the comic poet Alexis: “The entire human condition’s completely insane.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
As they strolled through Tiananmen Square in Beijing last September, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared to muse over the possibility that organ transplants could dramatically extend human life.
From BBC ● May 18, 2026
“I arrived just as the children were climbing aboard this noble coach of polished ebony, if you don’t mind the poetical language. My muse seems to be back in full force.”
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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The president, according to the news website Semafor, external, often muses - and jokes - about becoming a target of assassination.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
"You can't stop the Earth from turning or the years from passing," Lula muses in his gravelly voice in one of the social media videos he shares showcasing his workouts.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
“How terrible it would have been,” Mr. Biswas muses in satisfaction on his deathbed, “to have lived and died as one had been born, unnecessary and unaccommodated.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
Like many a cat lover, Baseman whips out a phone to share videos of his beloved feline muses.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
“I don’t know, Mitch,” Morrie muses, adjusting his glasses as he reads, “with work like this, we may have to get you back here for grad school.”
From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom
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“It brings back memories of hunkering down behind an old cottonwood drift log…drinking black coffee from a Stanley thermos and waiting for mallards to whistle by,” he mused on Facebook, where he does his campaigning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Vance recently mused on his religious views while responding to a question on a Christian podcast.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
He mused that he probably could have been a doctor.
From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026
In line to buy merchandise Friday, Orange County’s Nick Valencia looked around and mused: “Wow, humans made this.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
“And now there is this business of the paintings to puzzle over as well,” Penelope mused.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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The production, directed by Diane Paulus, opens with Berenger lying slouched against the door of the town cafe, musing on his youth, which has given way to a sense of alienation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Jouppi is the case that asks them to stop musing.
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026
Later, Feinmann said his words were not directed at the Mexican people — while musing that Sheinbaum had bigger things to worry about, like combating narco-trafficking, violence and corruption.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
President Donald Trump riffed on his White House predecessors in a children's podcast Friday, while also joking about his weight and musing as to whether his body is swimsuit-ready.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
He discovered that while he sat helplessly musing he had also been writing, as though by automatic action.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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