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 β 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 β Jul. 22, 2026
Sing to them, muse, of an uncomplicated man.
From Salon β Jul. 21, 2026
She also rejected being described as the artist's "muse".
From BBC β Jun. 25, 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
“What was wearying about living alone,” she muses, “was the flux of emotions, the constant rise and fall in mood that wasn’t attached to anything.”
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 29, 2026
Thatcher isn’t so different from De Palma’s muses either.
From Salon β Aug. 17, 2026
The president, according to the news website Semafor, external, often muses - and jokes - about becoming a target of assassination.
From BBC β Aug. 12, 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 β Aug. 2, 2026
“I can help you clean up the Earth,” the Obayifo muses from the air, spreading its arms.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
“It’s possible,” Trump mused to reporters outside the White House Thursday.
From Salon β Oct. 1, 2026
But trusting political candidates, she mused, can feel like a risk for voters.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 13, 2026
Vance recently mused on his religious views while responding to a question on a Christian podcast.
From BBC β Sep. 3, 2026
He has mused about terminating the agreement altogether.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jul. 1, 2026
“I was just wondering why you’re here,” I mused aloud, remembering the conversation that seemed so long ago.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
Jouppi is the case that asks them to stop musing.
From Slate β 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 β 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 β 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 β Jun. 7, 2026
“Well,” said he, “what are you musing about? What does that grave smile signify?”
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte BrontΓ«
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