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inspire

[in-spahyuhr] / ɪnˈspaɪər /


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Nanocrystals have become an important part of modern materials science, with quantum dots helping inspire the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

From Science Daily Aug. 30, 2026

The Aztecs continue to inspire Mexico City’s artists today, as I found when I visited the studio of Betsabeé Romero.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Solid enough but couldn't inspire those around him.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

“Young adults respond rationally to inflation and stagnant wages” doesn’t inspire quite the same existential panic as “Gen Z killed nightlife,” but it’s probably closer to the truth.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

This chapter will offer music suggestions to inspire older children, including cultural games, songs, and dances.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

The glacially carved landscape around this town on the South Island inspires myriad adventures, both tame and hair-raising.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

You should expect no less for Raising Cane’s, a chicken-finger spot that inspires something close to religious devotion among its growing flock.

From Slate Aug. 24, 2026

The latest reboot inspires more scepticism than hope for some in Cheorwon.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

“For Ritchie to come from nothing and become such a big figure, that we still play his music today inspires me so much,” Monroy said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

In the maze of stalls in Union Square that sell candles and shawls and handmade jewelry, nothing inspires him.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

Josh Levin explains why Eala has inspired such strong devotion among fans, and how she’s reshaping the game in her image.

From Slate Sep. 1, 2026

Adds Miyashita: "These puzzles beckon our curiosity. After all, spiral forms in nature have inspired human creations ranging from rotini pasta, to a barber's pole or even portrayals of the biblical 'Tower of Babel'."

From Science Daily Sep. 1, 2026

The actor reportedly paid $1.75 million for the property after being inspired by a scuba-diving trip to Belize’s coral reefs.

From MarketWatch Sep. 1, 2026

“Our Block, Our Stories” will pair students with contemporary artists to explore how those artists have been inspired by their local neighborhoods, communities and personal experiences.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 2026

The city’s 80 percent unemployment rate, a result of the Great Depression, had led factory managers to reduce wages and inspired thousands of citizens to support the strikers.

From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell

Yet a sense of cynical self-regard belies these inspiring declarations.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

In 2023, the American Library Assn. awarded the singer-songwriter, book lady and philanthropist its highest honor — lifetime membership — to recognize her lasting impact on literacy and inspiring a love of reading in children.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

Many remember him as an inspiring art teacher.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

But worries about America’s fiscal situation have a way of inspiring gold bugs.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

In the evening we run back, eat dinner, go to church whether we care to or not—the sermons are all about as inspiring as that first one—and go to bed.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland




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