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improvise

[im-pruh-vahyz] / ˈɪm prəˌvaɪz /


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Smartphones are not meant to be out in UK classrooms either, but with no national rules on where they should be the rest of the day, schools and teachers are left to improvise.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Ehrlich displayed a total lack of confidence in man’s ability to improvise, innovate and invent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

You can adjust and improvise in immersive theater.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

In war-devastated Gaza, where construction materials are scarce, Ayub had to improvise to build his small training facility.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

I can’t just improvise where Mama is concerned.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan