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inspire

[in-spahyuhr] / ɪnˈspaɪər /


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This is not a book to inspire car enthusiasts.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

Instead, it offers new insights into how the brain organizes decision making that could eventually inspire future AI architectures.

From Science Daily Jul. 13, 2026

Modi described the creation of the strategic partnership as a "milestone" that would inspire greater energy and confidence, as he was hosted by the New Zealand leader at Government House in Auckland.

From Barron's Jul. 11, 2026

When we tell ourselves stories about warrior elites—and invoke their iconography to inspire and galvanize—we often dismiss and ignore their victims as inconvenient or annoying footnotes.

From Slate Jul. 10, 2026

At one moment he could not restrain himself from declaring, “I loved her”; which news could not but inspire weariness and indifference.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

Regardless of how he fares this week, Howard says his Open debut will be worthwhile if it inspires other people with cystic fibrosis to chase their dreams.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

Indeed, it is this that inspires most of the questions present-day visitors put to the Capitol guides.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 4, 2026

And it’s that type of refreshing, radical earnestness that inspires a deeper conversation about the film’s many virtues.

From Salon Jun. 22, 2026

The filmmaker behind ‘Pig’ and ‘A Quiet Place: Day One’ inspires riskiness from actors.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2026

“I’m sure Miss Nita would be pleased to know she inspires such loyalty from a ship breaker.”

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi

In Pasadena, Romani communities set up seasonal caravan camps, where Saar first encountered astrology and palmistry charts that inspired her interest in the unknown.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

Eight-time Ballon d'Or winner Messi has inspired Argentina during their run to the last four, with the 39-year-old scoring a joint-tournament high eight goals, alongside France striker Kylian Mbappe.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

The prevalence of fake postings inspired Hasnain Baxamoosa to launch a platform for job hunters last year called GigHQ.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

It has inspired her to make a mission of promoting prenups.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

The city’s 80 percent unemployment rate, a result of the Great Depression, had led factory managers to reduce wages and inspired thousands of citizens to support the strikers.

From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell

“We are heartbroken that we have lost the phenomenal, determined and truly inspiring Theo to this devastating disease,” Dan Knowles, chief executive of Brain Tumour Research, said on Instagram.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

And by inspiring simultaneous awe over good corporate citizenship and 72-pound wheels of Parmigiano reggiano, Costco seems to be one of the few entities with the cachet and mass appeal to break through.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

At this Invictus gathering, in a room dotted with military uniforms, there were inspiring stories of resilience against adversity.

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

Chung’s experience with Walk Your Plans was especially inspiring.

From MarketWatch Jul. 6, 2026

He had never in his life smelled anything so lovely, so inspiring.

From "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread" by Kate DiCamillo




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