inspired
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Messi was inspired once more in a classic final against France.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
The research was inspired by the fact that even the mathematically trained academics in his lab struggled with such enormous numbers—and the bigger they are, the harder they are to grasp.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
After reading a Times story about Georg Kochi, a retiree who swapped his Koreatown lawn with plants suited for California, Lee was inspired by Kochi’s wild, wabi-sabi-style garden, which embraces the art of imperfect beauty.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
The film, whose title means "I will return", tells the story of a romance that survives nearly eight decades, inspired by real-life accounts from families affected by the 1947 partition of India and Pakistan.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Then, inspired, she tied around her head one of the red scraps from the cloth in which she was to have married Zororo.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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