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Which event inspired the writing of "The Star-Spangled Banner"?

inspire

[in-spahyuhr] / ΙͺnˈspaΙͺΙ™r /


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But his book is not likely to inspire any but the most adventurous travelers to put most of these countries on their must-see list.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

“They’ve always been the guy that is able to inspire the players around him and be able to do things that don’t even seem like they’re possible. And he does that nightly.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

This research helped inspire the idea of using vitamin C as a form of early intervention, potentially targeting the biological changes that precede the development of leukemia.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

Model wants to inspire others to be 'proud of their prosthetics'

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

It was an evening to inspire songs in praise of Indiana, of moonlight fair along the Wabash and the breath of new-mown hay from the fields and candlelight gleaming through sycamores.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

Nothing about your letter inspires confidence in your father-in-law’s confusing and, frankly, murky situation.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

Naturally its setting inspires both score and story.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

In the joke that inspires the special’s title, she measures an Instagram comment’s subzero value in a wide scope, lampooning the communal yet cartoonish nature of our endless scroll.

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

Instead, it tilts into becoming a caper flick as Seyfried’s commitment to understanding her character’s motivation inspires the actor to invite herself along.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

The law leads to angry protests and inspires Harriet Beecher Stowe to write a serialized novel that will become Uncle Tom's Cabin.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

The latest hiccup for the AI trade inspired investors to attempt to buy the dip last week.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

The "Modern Warfare" games depict military conflicts in the modern era, inspired by international tensions, while the "Black Ops" games take place in an alternate reality where the Cold War never ended.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

Last year, the researchers created an artificial muscle disk inspired by the human iris, demonstrating how a thin layer of living cells could produce precisely controlled movements.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

That was what inspired Scott and Stauring when they founded iACT.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

“That was pretty amazing with Gene back there. Andrew Yaeger: Gene Whisperer. It actually kind of inspired me.”

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell

Ayla Herrero, a 26-year-old anthropologist helping at the camp's infirmary, said it was "inspiring for us to know that we're inspiring other people, that it doesn't just stay here".

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

We saw her face the most difficult challenges, and she did it with so much grace and strength that it became, on top of everything else, a very inspiring story.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

"It's inspiring a lot of new searches on our part," Householder says.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

But the solo set is inspiring precisely because it’s challenging.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

His father sounded like a man who worked at inspiring fear.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler


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