inspired
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The viral trend, which was inspired by a basketball-themed meme, sees TikTokers hitting back at common misconceptions about their life, family, or careers—usually in a bid to reveal something impressive about their background.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
As children of the Windrush generation, they didn't have "the sunshine, the palm trees, the mangoes and all those things" that inspired Jamaica's reagge and dub culture, he says.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
Washington retired two years later to Mount Vernon, where—perhaps inspired by the rebellion—he became a successful distiller of rye and corn whiskey.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
Robin was inspired by a story she says the late Hollywood producer Robert Evans told her when she was a teenager, about red phones being brought to the table at a Los Angeles restaurant.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
At the end of 1666, in the midst of this inspired spell, Newton enjoyed his twenty-fourth birthday.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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