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inspire

[in-spahyuhr] / ΙͺnˈspaΙͺΙ™r /


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Across its three-season run on HBO, John Wilson’s funny, observant docuseries-cum-tutorial “How to With John Wilson” played like the urban travelogue a complex metropolis such as New York was meant to inspire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

They decided that it made more sense to name them after those who made the institutions great, to inspire people to explore their lives and contributions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

He announced the launch of “Smithsonian Cares,” a digital resource that would “provide tools and guidance to empower and inspire conversations about diversity, equity, access and inclusion.”

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026

But in the meantime, such incidents risk becoming workaday stories that no longer inspire widespread outrage.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

“I’m grateful to you for this opportunity to tell you how much you girls inspire me,” was how she started.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin

"When I have paint on I feel crazy. It makes me perform better, it inspires me. There's not much different between paint and no paint, this is my true personality."

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

I also suspect that, to whatever extent Bill Pay actually inspires more Bill Pay usage, they’re correct about that.

From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026

This inspires a funny magic bit set in a fantasy DMV office—much preferable to a real one, needless to say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

“Just everything that she does inspires me,” Serena said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

“I’m sure Miss Nita would be pleased to know she inspires such loyalty from a ship breaker.”

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi

If a solar panel uses the energy of the sun to power a building, an intentionally run theater can use the energy of its inspired audiences to power a city.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

The revelation inspired a small genre of internet consumer detective work.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

Fans may assume Cong is paying tribute to Batman's notorious arch-enemy the Joker, but the Chinese fighter says her persona is rooted in the joker playing card that inspired the comic-book villain.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

She was inspired by a social-media post with research showing AI agents linked to OpenAI had secretly messaged each other using obscure German websites in May.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Evidently it was the natural formation of the terrain that inspired this extraordinary work of landscape architecture, as mysterious and moving in its way as Stonehenge.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson

He said that while the "technological progress" from AI was "inspiring", the "threat it poses according to its own inventors is daunting".

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

"I'm excited to keep uplifting my friends and cheering them on as they reach for the Moon. Together, we'll keep pushing boundaries and inspiring the next giant leap."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

Its mission, said former assistant secretary of the Smithsonian Remington Kellogg that year, was to “awaken” a “clear understanding of the inspiring story of the United States — its origins, struggles, development, traditions, strength.”

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026

His passion for fostering the community was inspiring and sticks with me.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

We talked about Grace sometimes, the way she was fiery and romantic and how she wished she could do what I was doing, how the Hello Girls were inspiring girls all over the world.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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