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imaginative

[ih-maj-uh-nuh-tiv, -ney-tiv] / ɪˈmædʒ ə nə tɪv, -ˌneɪ tɪv /


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If you keep hearing that your organization seeks “quick, agile, imaginative, technically proficient” staffers, that’s a potential red flag.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Speaking to BBC Radio 4's World at One on Monday, actress Juliet Stevenson praised Pike's actions, underlining how actors and audiences share a mutual "responsibility" in maintaining the "illusion" of an "imaginative world".

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Sharon also happened to have been the assistant of Achim Freyer, who staged Los Angeles Opera’s uniquely imaginative “Ring” in 2010.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

The introduction makes clear Mr. Armitage’s dual allegiance: to the archaeological fact of the epic and to its imaginative afterlife.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

“Flipping burgers. That’s reliable. Not very imaginative, but reliable. Come to think of it, it’s the perfect job for me. I’m reliable and unimaginative.”

From "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Saenz




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