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improv

[im-prov] / ˈɪm prɒv /














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His teacher advised him to check out the renowned improv troupe Second City.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

Trust in science has plummeted—and Alan Alda thinks improv can turn the tide.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026

There’s not a lot of improv in the show, but we would all just joke around and say it to each other.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

It was part of an improv exercise aimed at helping scientists amp up their presentations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

She picks up a folder, looks at it, and like an orator who decides to improv instead of using her notes, tosses the folder back onto her desk and asks, “Jade, what do you want?”

From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson


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