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verve

[vurv] / vɜrv /


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The new blood need to infuse Scotland with some verve.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

By Wednesday afternoon, the president had apparently decided to try to bring some of his verve and bombast to the White House’s East Room.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2026

I have enjoyed the caustic verve of this Claude.ai promotional campaign, which seems to be heading off the inevitable swoon of the A.I. revolution before it firmly takes hold.

From Slate • Feb. 8, 2026

Djokovic did it with some old Djoko magic and verve.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

The children eagerly copied the steps, and what they lacked in accuracy they made up for in verve.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood




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