inspiration
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He talks about Dean as this inspiration and visionary guy but he also just says, “I’m going to call B.S. on all the spiritual, mystical stuff.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
In 2016, Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, taking inspiration and personnel from Barack Obama’s two election wins, was a data-heavy enterprise that relied on analytics — and, famously, an algorithm named Ada.
From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026
But if she is a delightful, gritty inspiration to some, Moses has always been an overrated “primitive” kept aloft by a winning backstory to others, including many art-world gatekeepers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
He’s indicating the power itself is an inspiration.
From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026
Bull, pacing in front of Virgil’s desk, brought a restlessness and a fever to command, a yeoman’s rigidity, and a genius for inspiration, whereas Virgil had the natural instincts of a general.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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