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inspires

  • present tense form of inspire (3rd person singular).

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Appeared in the May 2, 2026, print edition as 'A Convertible That Inspires Envy Like a Luxury Handbag'.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

Eleri Cosslett, originally from Cardiff, runs Grow Inspires, which helps re-integrate ex-offenders by helping them start businesses and develop professional skills.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2022

Inspires me to work harder on female characters.

From New York Times • Jan. 9, 2020

Google officials explained the Doodle 4 Google competition is a contest open to K-12 students across the U.S. to redesign Google’s logo inspired by the theme “What Inspires Me?”

From Washington Times • May 12, 2018

No nightly trance or breathed spell Inspires the pale-eyed priest from the prophetic cell.

From Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature by Bartlett, John