be invented
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A thousand stories could be invented, for example, to explain the sight of a car pulled over to the side of the road, while a police officer interviews a nun.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
Some scientists worry that new cures won’t reach their potential, future treatments may never be invented and the prospect of wiping out diseases like sickle cell will remain a distant dream.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2023
Sparking a fusion reaction and keeping it going needs immense temperature and pressure, and will require technology that is yet to be invented.
From BBC • Oct. 12, 2023
New approaches need to be invented to enable both novice and more experienced teachers to gain the support of their students.
From Science Daily • Sep. 19, 2023
A lighter that wouldn’t be invented for another two hundred years.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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