compose
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It was only regaining the ability to hear music as music that he could compose.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
The Mirror's Lucy Needham, external noted that the singer was 50 minutes late to start, and may have needed extra time to "compose herself" for the "emotionally charged return".
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Applicants had to take the same online quiz that potential contestants do, plus compose more than a full show’s worth of categories and clues.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Even as political campaigns experiment with more outlandish applications of the technology, many have already been using AI in quieter ways, including to compose tailored mailings and participate in digital chat rooms, Romero said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
“One book can take a lifetime to compose, copy, illuminate, gloss, and annotate! A lifetime in each book. You’ll be confining dozens of lifetimes to the flames!”
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
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She quickly stops laughing and composes herself to tell us the story that inspired her to champion a law banning child marriage in Sierra Leone, which came into effect in 2024.
From BBC ● May 17, 2026
This is the reverse of many professionals who edit—or copy and paste—whatever an AI tool composes in response to a prompt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 26, 2025
He specifically cites the way Pop Crave composes its posts, saying that there is specific psychology to the way its feed operates and rallies its massive follower base.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2024
He’s decided to keep this in mind as he composes his novels.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2024
A spiral staircase in the living room leads up to an open space that composes much of the second floor.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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The New York Times reported that the US family was composed of a couple, their son and his girlfriend.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
The kernel of the drama—unfortunately kernel is probably the right term—is Frederick’s demand, or more gently put, his invitation, that Bach create a three-part fugue on a theme the king composed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Nicola is composed and reflective as she recalls when her son went missing.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Often, Navatek composed language that ended up, word for word, in Senate funding requests, former employees said.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
Working alone at Monticello, Jefferson composed what became known as the Kentucky Resolutions in August and September.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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A piano prodigy who made her professional debut at the age of 9, Clara was composing by the time she was in her teens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Batiste, in addition to his late-night TV work, is also known for composing original works for the soundtrack of Disney’s 2020 animated film “Soul.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
“I actually found it much easier than writing songs about myself. Having the permission to be silly and bratty was so freeing,” Hart said to The Quietus, discussing composing from Lestat’s perspective.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026
Tech firms are racing to roll out advanced smartphones that use artificial intelligence to do everything from ordering food to composing messages upon a simple voice command.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
Then, composing himself: “You never knew who I was or where I came from.”
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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