inspire
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His rags-to-riches story, from poverty in a Welsh mining town to Hollywood fame, is one that continues to inspire.
From BBC β Nov. 2, 2026
“She has an ability to inspire you and urge you to do things you could not think were possible. She is one of those life-changers.”
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 28, 2026
Times when the stock market has a big scare that resolves quickly seem to inspire exceptional risk-taking behavior once the smoke clears.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 28, 2026
“A commercial might inspire you, but you also have to understand that’s not the experience you’re going to get,” he says.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 28, 2026
“You. Your own character. The kind of person you choose to be—and that you inspire others to be.”
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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Naturally its setting inspires both score and story.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 22, 2026
“You Can See Everything” is as much about the fascination as it is the woman who inspires it.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 22, 2026
Nothing about your letter inspires confidence in your father-in-law’s confusing and, frankly, murky situation.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 22, 2026
In the joke that inspires the special’s title, she measures an Instagram comment’s subzero value in a wide scope, lampooning the communal yet cartoonish nature of our endless scroll.
From Salon β Oct. 16, 2026
He doth not comprehend my full Palsy nor how Agitation inspires its Assaults through the Disequilibrium of the Humors, viz. the Superabundance of Bile.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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But after seeing movies like “Primetime,” “The Odyssey” and “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” in theaters this year, Jordano is more inspired than ever.
From Los Angeles Times β Nov. 5, 2026
He drew large crowds, including many young men who said they were inspired by Musk and wanted to hear about his plans for Mars and how he could take his business know-how to Washington.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 4, 2026
On Tuesday night, Kornacki inspired a meme simply by being captured on his new network’s Kornacki Cam as he walked down a hall.
From Salon β Nov. 4, 2026
"Halzen's work, and the work of those he inspired with his vision, was foundational in giving humanity a new window on the universe and on the mysterious and notoriously slippery neutrino," he stated.
From Science Daily β Nov. 2, 2026
Like many civil rights lawyers, I was inspired to attend law school by the civil rights victories of the 1950s and 1960s.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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"There are definitely elements of his story that are very unique to him, and that make it even more inspiring."
From Barron's β Nov. 5, 2026
As California’s Latino population grew and their political power eventually did too, the days when such a victory would have been an inspiring surprise are long gone.
From Los Angeles Times β Nov. 4, 2026
In a statement, the LMB paid tribute to the "inspiring, talented and passionate scientist" and described her death as a "profound shock and a huge loss".
From BBC β Nov. 3, 2026
Another Parks co-star, Aziz Ansari, told Poehler that she and Schur created an inspiring workplace.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 28, 2026
Reich was fascinated by the creative possibilities of splicing up tape recordings and putting them back together again in collage or repetitive sequence, inspiring, among others, The Beatles to do likewise.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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