muse
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While each quotation provides something to muse over, the whole thing might be best summed up by a line from the comic poet Alexis: “The entire human condition’s completely insane.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
It led former England captain Michael Vaughan to muse this week whether Sooryavanshi could become the "greatest striker of a cricket ball of all time".
From BBC • May 7, 2026
Shih is one of a handful of artists commissioned to create new work using the museum’s collection as muse.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 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
Unfortunately, when he found himself in extremis at the board and called on his chess muse to save him, there was no answer.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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