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imagine

[ih-maj-in] / ɪˈmædʒ ɪn /




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If you imagine a collection of matter representing "a universe," Einstein's equations can tell you how that collection should evolve.

From Science Daily Aug. 18, 2026

"If supporters get frustrated, imagine how frustrated I get," says Brook.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

I can imagine diehard Green Lantern fans firing up their rebuttals as they read this.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

Ken Boulay, the CEO of the Turtle Island Restoration Network, said it’s time to move forward and imagine what the park could be like without cattle and private ranches.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

But, as you can imagine, when he tried to add some raspberries onto the second long, thin icicle pop that he grabbed, they all quickly slid off.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

One imagines Mike Rogers has enjoyed a lovely Michigan summer.

From Slate Aug. 6, 2026

Joshua Kushner and his family, one imagines, will not starve.

From Salon Aug. 2, 2026

If “The Inheritors” traces the birth of our kind of consciousness, “Pincher Martin” imagines its last stand.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

In it, she imagines the sacrifice of loving a child enough to send her away to keep her safe.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 2026

It’s really not a lie, but the work I’m doing isn’t what she imagines.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

"But because of the political unrest here and the Troubles, I just couldn't have imagined that it would have been accepted by all sections of the community here."

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

Neither of us were interested in bringing the law into our sacred love, which was charged with more laughter and sweetness than, I think, either of us had imagined possible for ourselves.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

If it’s richly imagined Oklahoma skulduggery you seek, stick to TV’s “Tulsa King.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

I had hoped the bangs would repel him, but my new facial accessory failed to be a punctuation between us in the way I’d imagined.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

But it was so quiet that Danny wasn’t sure if he’d imagined it or not.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

But Trump’s latest posts appear less interested in interrogating Washington than in imagining him as a collaborator — writing, riding and offering design tips to his 21st-century successor.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

None of this requires imagining a secret plan passed between statehouses.

From Slate Aug. 14, 2026

I was imagining what it would be like to be her, so perfectly balanced en pointe, the embodiment of feminine beauty and grace.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

"It's not even a case of imagining it, it's happening in front of our own eyes," Professor Euan Ritchie tells the BBC.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

I’ve spent so much time imagining this moment.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy




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