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improv

[im-prov] / ˈɪm prɒv /














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We have plans to work in the morning, walk to the Korean spa for a scrub, then go to a friend’s improv show where Clayton will join us.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 12, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 10, 2026

There’s not a lot of improv in the show, but we would all just joke around and say it to each other.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 9, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 4, 2026

The algorithm is a rule that protects the doctors from being swamped with too much information—the same way that the rule of agreement protects improv actors when they get up onstage.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell




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