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improvise

[im-pruh-vahyz] / ˈɪm prəˌvaɪz /


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The nationwide Canvas outage that disrupted colleges and universities during finals week forced campuses across the country to improvise as faculty and students suddenly lost access to exams, assignments, grades and other course materials.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

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

When we try to control all of the parameters of our attraction and devotion, we leave no room for the great Dancer to improvise the next move in our life.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

I was finally learning the proper way to do all those skills I used to improvise on the trampoline.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles




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