muse
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I hope that anyone reading the book feels the same encouragement to follow their inner muse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Plus, the risk to oil supplies grows with disruptions in the Red and Black seas, and Lydia Corbett’s high ponytail made her Picasso’s muse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Sing to them, muse, of an uncomplicated man.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
Lorenze sometimes likes to conjure a tournament-specific muse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
The figures on the cornice symbolize the mathematical sciences, with Urania, the muse of astronomy, in the centre.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Thatcher isn’t so different from De Palma’s muses either.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
"You can't stop the Earth from turning or the years from passing," Lula muses in his gravelly voice in one of the social media videos he shares showcasing his workouts.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
"Leather on willow, country pubs and just the loveliness of England," she muses wistfully.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
“Rage becomes ridiculous,” Beverley muses, “when it has nowhere to go.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
“Virgilio Morales . . Minerva muses aloud. “Your name sounds familiar.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
In line to buy merchandise Friday, Orange County’s Nick Valencia looked around and mused: “Wow, humans made this.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
A retired senior counsel for Exxon Mobil, Rosenthal, 58 years old, had mused for years with her older sister Katherine about assembling the family’s many branches and offshoots for a reunion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
However, Wall Street on Monday mused if other suitors may look to outbid Fox for Roku.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
While trying to pick a vice-presidential candidate in 2024, Trump reportedly often mused: “Where is my Cary Grant?”
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
“The only whale sharks in captivity in the world,” he mused.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
Jouppi is the case that asks them to stop musing.
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026
President Donald Trump riffed on his White House predecessors in a children's podcast Friday, while also joking about his weight and musing as to whether his body is swimsuit-ready.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
The repercussions of this method still reverberate through Panettiere’s life today, with the actress musing: “I’ve often wondered whether—unintentionally—I’ve brought on my traumas because I’m wired to think they’re good for me.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 26, 2026
Meaning he won’t spend the time between now and Nov. 3 at some swank beach resort, sipping one of those colorful cocktails with a little paper parasol while musing over his inaugural address.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
He sounds thoughtful now, like a philosopher musing about the meaning of life.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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