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Kiley’s impromptu tour is an example of how members of California’s congressional delegation are improvising their routines as the shutdown drags on and most of Washington remains at a standstill.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 26, 2025

Most hardware stores have run short of commercial mice traps, so people are improvising.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2021

Christian brethren are improvising Holy Week observances and practices as the novel coronavirus transforms worship, whether it’s delivering palm fronds by car, streaming Good Friday prayers or celebrating Jesus’ empty tomb before empty pews.

From Washington Times • Apr. 6, 2020

Instead, they are improvising as they go, figuring out a way to say “yes,” but only after a period of study and an opportunity to see if there might be a better way.

From Slate • Aug. 30, 2017

Meanwhile, younger gallerists are improvising and a trend for “apartment galleries,” where art lovers with large, cheap apartments, let artists exhibit their work, is booming with the younger arts crowd.

From New York Times • Dec. 18, 2010