inspiration
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In his Instagram post, Michael Orayibi said his brother was a "friend to many, a mentor, an inspiration, and a light in so many people's lives".
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
And it can provide inspiration for your children and grandchildren, too.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
But David wasn’t my only inspiration in Florence’s Gallery of the Academy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
I see the ’80s inspiration but I would’ve been OK with blue not being a part of the color palette.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
“You know, you’re the inspiration for this. The company who sent the trees mentioned seeing that a local kid was donating profits from his chicken coop sales to rebuild the picnic area.”
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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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