inspiration
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“Particularly in a lot of domains, you can fully computerize that whole loop,” he said—the inspiration for the startup’s name.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
The Mexican American DJ and L.A. native Deorro was an inspiration to Avalos, who describes him as “one of the first to break through on major lineups.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Throughout July, The Swell celebrated the lasting cultural inspiration of animator Hayao Miyazaki and the legendary films he created with Studio Ghibli.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
The journey from manga inspiration to publication in an international scientific journal shows that serious research can also be creative, memorable, and accessible.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
In yet another flash of inspiration, he crossed some hybrids to each other, making hybrids of hybrids.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Madison Beer’s latest release, “locket,” is full of references and inspirations from the music of the 2010s, which Beer grew up with.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Her inspirations, meanwhile, extend well beyond her own family.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
There’s a plethora of modern and contemporary examples on view that reflect the far-flung inspirations and styles that artists have embraced when creating tarot cards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
From then on, the two would remain friends, correspondents, confidantes, sounding boards, and inspirations to one another.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
The second is missing the commas that delimit the phrases making up the list of inspirations: cooking, her family, and her dog.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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An Inspirational Back-to-School Word List
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