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inspiration

[in-spuh-ray-shuhn] / ˌɪn spəˈreɪ ʃən /


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Portuguese protesters have taken inspiration from a similar movement in neighbouring Spain, where tents have stood in central Madrid and other cities for weeks.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

Helen Penn, the event's director, said: "We love him - he is an inspiration."

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

Rick McCormack, the architect behind the look, credited founder David Overton with the inspiration, saying he wanted to evoke funky 1970s San Francisco restaurants located in grand Victorian houses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

"This study highlights why it's so important for a molecular technology development lab like ours to keep looking to nature for inspiration," Shipman says.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

This inspiration came to me as I picked out six turtles from my figurine collection to bring with me to Worlds.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles

The Beatles, the Beach Boys and the Zombies were inspirations from the ’60s, along with later acts like Todd Rundgren, Big Star and XTC.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

But that is the great joy of Anderson’s “Resident Evil” films: They are so remarkably stylized, so absurdly over-the-top, so referential and deferent to Anderson’s own inspirations, that they’ve become singular visions.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

Many of Iraola's attacking principles resemble those of one of his long-time managerial inspirations, the former Leeds United boss Marcelo Bielsa.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

There’s a plethora of modern and contemporary examples on view that reflect the far-flung inspirations and styles that artists have embraced when creating tarot cards.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

And because it was Finny’s idea, it happened as he said, although not as easily as some of his earlier inspirations.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles


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