compose
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Burwell is slated to compose for Barker’s follow-up, “Anything but Ghosts,” about a pair of cynical paranormal investigators who encounter the real thing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Last year, he became the first Indian to compose and perform a Western classical symphony in London with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, which described it as a "milestone in global music history".
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
You compose with your voice, and your document instantly takes shape.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
The state ostensibly has a “merit selection” system, in which nominating commissions compose lists of the most qualified applicants for judgeships, and the governor chooses from the list.
From Slate ● May 11, 2026
With an allergy to abstraction and a phobia of cliche, Wilkerson trains a magnifying glass on the historical blob called “the Great Migration” and reveals the humanity of the people who compose it.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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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
In the early number “Make a Wish,” Kimberly composes her letter to the Make a Wish foundation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 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
My dad goes to open it, but not before he takes a deep breath and composes himself.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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Ms. Celenza juxtaposes this history with that of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” by James Weldon Johnson, composed in 1900.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 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
And the Briton kept her promise with a composed performance that ended with her powering through the final 40m to beat her competitors and clinch gold.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Lewis, was overbooked, but knew Hopkins played piano and asked if he also composed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
When he returned he smelled sour, and his face was damp and very pale; but he seemed composed.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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“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
It wasn’t until after the release of that book, and then “Nickel Boys,” that Whitehead decided to lighten the mood by composing a crime novel set in New York City in the 1960s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 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
After tugging his short shot at history left of the hole, Herbert bent over in disappointment before composing himself to tap in.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
To examine the individual particles composing the rings of Saturn we must approach them closely, for the particles are small—snowballs and ice chips and tiny tumbling bonsai glaciers, a meter or so across.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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