inspiration
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Vogue put Streep on its May cover, dressed as Miranda, seated next to Anna Wintour — once reluctant to accept being the inspiration for the character, but now embracing it to sell magazines.
From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026
This produced a flow of orbital angular momentum, which the team named the orbital Seebeck effect, drawing inspiration from the spin Seebeck effect that influences electron spin.
From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026
Alex Wood, former fraudster and part of the BBC Scam Secrets team, heard a successful example of collaboration on a very small scale that could give inspiration for future operations.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
The piece takes inspiration from Chinese fretwork patterns, Art Noveau designs and German sculptor Hugo Leven’s iconic pewter bat candelabras.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Who knew I’d find inspiration here, in enemy territory?
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
Vocabulary lists containing inspiration
An Inspirational Back-to-School Word List
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The Ingenious Lexicon of Invention
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Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life
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