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as in inspiration, brainstorm
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“Brain wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brain%20wave. Accessed 10 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of brain wave was in 1890
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