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improvise

[im-pruh-vahyz] / ˈɪm prəˌvaɪz /


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"When I play and I improvise, I don't think, because music comes from the subconscious, someplace else," Rollins told news site The Root.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

The nationwide Canvas outage that disrupted colleges and universities during finals week forced campuses across the country to improvise as faculty and students suddenly lost access to exams, assignments, grades and other course materials.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

Theatergoers have to improvise their own interpretive strategies as the play shifts and shifts again.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Ehrlich displayed a total lack of confidence in man’s ability to improvise, innovate and invent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

We do tend to improvise things like this as we go along, but it is clear that we can pick and choose.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




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