muse
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She also rejected being described as the artist's "muse".
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026
Olympia, his elusive love and sporadic muse, flits in and out of his life as she works her way up the tiers of the art world’s ziggurat.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
It should come as little surprise, then, that Mao is a recurring muse in the Gao brothers' oeuvre.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
These Christophers were the result of Julian trying to copy his own style, to regain the ebullient spark lost after his muse left his side.
From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026
“How like a royal court,” I muse, “where powerful lords and councillors direct the king's course.”
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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