muse
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While each quotation provides something to muse over, the whole thing might be best summed up by a line from the comic poet Alexis: “The entire human condition’s completely insane.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
As they strolled through Tiananmen Square in Beijing last September, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared to muse over the possibility that organ transplants could dramatically extend human life.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
Lorenze sometimes likes to conjure a tournament-specific muse.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Shih is one of a handful of artists commissioned to create new work using the museum’s collection as muse.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
“Or perhaps I failed to capture the death-defying drama of it all? I hope my muse hasn’t left me again.”
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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