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[ih-maj-in] / ɪˈmædʒ ɪn /




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Perimenopause’s journey from little-understood phase before menopause to the subject of every ad on social media for women of a certain age was quick—and impossible to imagine without the internet.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

“Your own children are work enough,” they would whisper, shuddering, “just imagine putting up with someone else’s.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

"You can imagine the dilemma this throws AI into," says François Yvon, a research director specialised in automatic translation with the French National Centre for Scientific Research CNRS.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Quite obviously, this was as pure an endorsement of self-regulation as even an AI bot could imagine.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

“I imagine you will be, as soon as the swelling in your legs goes down,” the trustee said.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

The figure helps introduce the exhibition’s exploration of humanity’s relationship to nature; Albuquerque imagines the character as the maker of her landscape projects and considers her an alter ego.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

But one imagines that, somewhere between the second and third hundred, a person would pause to ask, “You sure you want 260 nuggets, hon?”

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 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

“Hands Upon the Wheel” imagines stealing her daddy’s car and taking off down the road—but this is not Bruce Springsteen’s “Born to Run.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

I think he imagines that Jamaica will be a paradise and that, somehow, things will be better for him there.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon

"We never imagined they were armed," said one of the people interviewed.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

The documentary format allows them to tell stories about monsters that aren’t imagined.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Then came the news that changed his life in ways he never could have imagined.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

“As her head of security for more than two decades, a role my father Larry held before me, I have imagined the heaviness of this moment but haven’t truly felt it til now.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

The serious-minded priest, hearing all that talk about giants and enchantments, imagined that this must be the hero of the book the Duke liked to read often.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios

This is the problem with imagining hospitality as another task that can be optimized.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 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

A boy from Watts stares at the ocean, imagining ancient Greek boats sailing across the Pacific and his father in a toga and sneakers, proudly hoisting a trident.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

“We’ve been imagining quite a lot,” Ternus said to the hundreds of gathered media in the audience.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

Ivy’s face was dreamy and soft and kind—even now, Ivy looked like she was imagining artwork in her mind, like she was studying the play of light on everyone’s face.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix


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