inspire

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These interactions—my version of “adult education”—also inspire insights and useful information that I most likely would have missed if I had limited myself to more-formal ways of connecting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

And while there is no active draft now, perhaps the transition to automatic registration will inspire some young person to bring the legal challenge that this moment begs.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

In the longer term, the war will undoubtedly inspire countries that have to import energy to redouble efforts to wean themselves off fossil fuels.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

The state is the fifth-largest economy in the world, and its environmental, consumer and tech policies often inspire regulations nationwide.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

There ought to be a plaque to him somewhere in Norwich to inspire the few hardy hikers still heading north at this point, but sadly there is none.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson