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compose

[kuhm-pohz] / kəmˈpoʊz /




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He declined to say which AI tool helped him compose the Journal piece, which he wrote over the weekend while on vacation with his grandchildren.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

Several times he had to stop singing to compose himself and, when the music stopped, he had to wipe tears from his eyes.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2026

Selines has two younger siblings she’s helped raise; one of whom helped her compose the synth-fueled track “Universe.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

You compose with your voice, and your document instantly takes shape.

From The Wall Street Journal May 19, 2026

I try to clear away the lump in my throat, to compose myself.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed

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

It’s a trait you see in her performance as Sister Agnes, who composes herself with a quiet power.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 12, 2024

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 composes his songs at home - which are no longer than a minute long as he gets out of breath easily - and his sets last just 30 minutes.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2024

A few, I can tell by the elaborateness of the smile he composes and aims.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

The creative-writing program featured small classes composed of students serious about writing careers, recalled Scott’s schoolmate Laurent Dubois.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

Take the ball in tight spaces, be aware of the danger, keep composed and move out of trouble.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

"The Smyrnaeans have the river Meles, with its lovely water, and at its springs is the grotto, where they say Homer composed his poems," wrote the 2nd-century Greek chronicler and geographer Pausanias.

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

Bannister’s career spanned from his screen debut in Coscarelli’s first feature “Jim the World’s Greatest” in 1975 to his final role in “Killer Waves 2” in 2020” and was primarily composed of independent productions.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

I felt now as composed as ever I did in my life: there was nothing indeed in the gipsy’s appearance to trouble one’s calm.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

He was speaking from the shaded courtyard garden of his Mayer am Pfarrplatz heuriger, down the steps from the room where Beethoven stayed while composing part of the Ninth Symphony.

From Barron's Jul. 26, 2026

He found deep satisfaction in composing music and studying the stars.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 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

Ibrahim, born Adolph Johannes Brand in 1934, grew up in Cape Town and began composing at the piano at the age of seven by picking out tunes on the keyboard.

From BBC Jun. 15, 2026

“I haven’t decided yet. I’ve been composing the rules and regulations.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole




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