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improv

[im-prov] / ˈɪm prɒv /














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It was part of an improv exercise aimed at helping scientists amp up their presentations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

The second asks solo instruments to try a bit of salsa-style improv.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

And the more I watch it, the more I think good improv and good cooking — especially budget cooking — rely on the exact same muscles.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

The writers room is stacked with people who, like Plaza and Wengert, hail from the Upright Citizens Brigade improv world.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

The algorithm is a rule that protects the doctors from being swamped with too much information—the same way that the rule of agreement protects improv actors when they get up onstage.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell




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