inspiration
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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
A love of space begun when he was a boy, and he cited the 1969 Moon landing as an inspiration.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
He’s indicating the power itself is an inspiration.
From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026
Affable and tall with an owlish face, Goebel found inspiration for “Kill Dick” in the “sunshine noir” of writers like Bret Easton Ellis, Nathanael West and Joan Didion.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
I was happy to be a source of inspiration to young Muslim girls in France, or anywhere else, but I hadn’t really thought of myself as a role model for kids except as a fencer.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
Vocabulary lists containing inspiration
An Inspirational Back-to-School Word List
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The Ingenious Lexicon of Invention
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Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life
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