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improv

[im-prov] / ˈɪm prɒv /














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Trust in science has plummeted—and Alan Alda thinks improv can turn the tide.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

It was part of an improv exercise aimed at helping scientists amp up their presentations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

What I love most about improv is the responsiveness of it.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

But also I knew early on that he was absolutely the right person to do this because we’d had a brief meeting where he and I began to improv.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

She picks up a folder, looks at it, and like an orator who decides to improv instead of using her notes, tosses the folder back onto her desk and asks, “Jade, what do you want?”

From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson




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