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inspire

[in-spahyuhr] / ɪnˈspaɪər /


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“We unilaterally put up this framework to hopefully inspire the rest of the industry to follow on and share their own misalignment reporting frameworks,” Chen said.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

How did that spirit of adventure and wanting to leave home inspire you to become a journalist?

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2026

On the second level, a chef’s kitchen with high-end stainless appliances, a center island, and sweeping ocean views is poised to inspire impressive culinary endeavors.

From MarketWatch Sep. 14, 2026

"The design celebrates the stories behind each runner, and the incredible causes that inspire so many people to take on the event," he said.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

Bull never understood how Virgil accomplished the same results; he could not fathom the mystery that Virgil speaking quietly but firmly could inspire a quality of fear that men who yelled could never approach.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

The glacially carved landscape around this town on the South Island inspires myriad adventures, both tame and hair-raising.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

You should expect no less for Raising Cane’s, a chicken-finger spot that inspires something close to religious devotion among its growing flock.

From Slate Aug. 24, 2026

It inspires me, so it’s like a natural spring well of water that I go to every Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

The latest reboot inspires more scepticism than hope for some in Cheorwon.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

The genome project, in turn, inspires attempts to understand human variation and “normal” behavior in terms of genes.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

“I would love for anyone who worked here to be inspired to invest in people they worked with, hire each other, and ultimately see that they want to work alongside great female leaders,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

Harbour, who is an executive producer of the series along with Bateman, originated the project after being inspired by a New Yorker true-crime article about a fatal suburban love triangle.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2026

The researchers say structures inspired by monotiles could eventually contribute to technologies designed to manipulate light, control polarization, and support advanced optical devices.

From Science Daily Sep. 15, 2026

Comic actors have a sense of timing and an ability to ad-lib when the teleprompter spits out duds, as John Mulaney proved with his inspired rant about masculinity when he presented.

From Salon Sep. 15, 2026

World War I inspired a flood of poems, novels, memoirs, songs, plays, and films that attempted to capture the horrors of modern warfare and the anguish and grief that follow in its wake.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

Those with long indie-film memories will recall the role of cystic fibrosis in Kirby Dick’s alarming, inspiring 1997 documentary “Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

Investors are largely anticipating the Federal Reserve will raise its benchmark interest rate on Wednesday, but the prospect of higher borrowing costs isn’t the only thing inspiring angst on Wall Street.

From MarketWatch Sep. 15, 2026

John Michel, from the charity, said it was "very special" to be recognised in wills and it was "really quite inspiring when someone local" made what could be a "transformational" move.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

Meta is far from the only company trying to build quickly without inspiring too much input from the rabble.

From Salon Sep. 4, 2026

And then I say, “Baba, you have to keep telling me stories, so I’ll have inspiring things to write about.”

From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar




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