impromptu

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“The modern view,” Mr. Sidebottom writes, “is to doubt its historical accuracy. It is a scholarly orthodoxy that the salute was no more than a one-off impromptu acclamation that went very wrong.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Little stone circles had been laid as impromptu memorials to the men at the site where they died, a little Palestinian flag flapping above one.

From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026

They brought their toddler with them to watch the impromptu gig.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

The impromptu reunion felt like a full-circle moment, said Frey, who moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting about two years ago.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

And they showed us how two partners could hold opposite ends of a baton to create an impromptu chair for an injured CO or inmate.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover