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[ih-maj-in] / ɪˈmædʒ ɪn /




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Sometimes they, the universal one, are already doing something: preserving memory, teaching history, finding one another, or simply giving people enough joy to imagine themselves as a people worth fighting for.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026

It’s hard to imagine your average farmer being shot at, but it wasn’t a good sign, quality-wise.

From Slate ● Nov. 9, 2026

You might imagine an endless expanse of towering trees, with thick canopies blocking sunlight from reaching the ground.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2026

What the first audience, at the Royal Court and National Theater in Munich in 1869, made of this profoundly mysterious musical genesis is difficult to imagine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

I can’t imagine anyone telling Mom, “Meet so-and-so. She’s forty-nine just like you!”

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

Now, he imagines days in the not-too-distant future where 5-year-olds learn by roaming these hills, not just listening to stories.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

Wu Shaohua, a 28-year-old from Jiangxi province, was dressed in what one imagines a Tibetan shaman might wear.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

He imagines Meta has been working on the camera-free glasses for several years, and the current backlash over privacy provides "fantastic timing" for their release.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

I am not the fan that the NFL pictures when it imagines its fans.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026

He lies faceup on the floor and imagines himself kissing Marie-Laure once on each eye while she sleeps.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

"We felt immense joy and happiness. We've received so much love and inspiration - something we had never imagined," says Padam Singh.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

And if those stocks truly crash, ordinary people are going to get hit with losses that are far worse than they ever imagined, and find that they are more exposed than they realized.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026

“You truly feel like a kid and you’ve imagined yourself more grown up battling in some fantastical place,” the actor says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

To the founders who imagined it, the staff members who built it, the contributors who gave it their voices and the alumni who carried its spirit into the world: Thank you.

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026

In my head I always imagined the bell ringing and the gnomes shouting, “Rump! Rump! The new boy’s name is Rump!”

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

Looking at those photos was a “poignant and emotional moment for me,” Pratt said, imagining that soon the risk of them being smashed by cars would drop.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Which is perhaps why, reading through the celebrations of Airbnb’s new rules, I keep imagining the other side of that sink full of dishes.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

He pressed forward and tried to calm his nerves by imagining himself in a hot bath.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

She may also have to devote precious time to the practical task of showcasing the condo for sale, and emptying years of living that would prevent a buyer from imagining themselves living there.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

Just imagining what might be going on at the zoo this very minute was more than she could stand— all those grim-faced bears, hungry lions, and wild-eyed baboons.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood


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