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invention

[in-ven-shuhn] / ɪnˈvɛn ʃən /




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Mr. Bordewich is the author of “Centennial: The Great Fair of 1876 and the Invention of America’s Future.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Listeners may know the new presenter through his The Invention Of... series, as well as The Rise and Rise of the Microchip and Continental Divides.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

Auster’s other works included the nonfiction compilations “Groundwork” and “Talking to Strangers”; a family memoir, “The Invention of Solitude”; the novel “Leviathan” and the poetry collection “White Space.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2024

In “The Invention of Solitude,” published in 1982, he reflected on the “thousands of hours” he has spent with Daniel in the first three years of his life and wondered whether they mattered.

From Seattle Times • May 1, 2024

Invention, as I mentioned above, has as its etymological root the idea of “coming upon” the available grounds for argument.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith




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