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Which inventor visited the offices of Scientific American to demonstrate his "talking machine"?

demonstrate

[dem-uhn-strayt] / ˈdΙ›m Ι™nˌstreΙͺt /




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Salon helped demonstrate what digital journalism could be and could become.

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026

“The burden of proof lies with the party contesting the will, meaning they must demonstrate that the will is invalid based on the grounds presented.”

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

The appellate court said such lists are common for local tax assessors to publish and the plaintiffs didn’t demonstrate that they suffered harm because of the release of the list.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

Although the results do not demonstrate that these foods directly alter brain function, they provide a possible biological explanation for an association that has been observed in previous research.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

To demonstrate this, for the next minute, she proceeded to zip into invisible holes and then pop out of other holes at a speed nearly impossible to follow.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

Instead, it demonstrates something that was previously difficult to test: A quantum system can possess a meaningful internal measure of time without depending on an external clock.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

He isn’t infallible, but he constantly demonstrates all the ways people could be better, not than others, but than we ourselves once were.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

Emma Holland, partner in trust and litigation at Stewarts, said: "What this case demonstrates is that the courts are willing to apply ordinary contractual principles to family relationships, which wasn't clear before."

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

“It demonstrates that we can continue to bring antibody-drug conjugates into areas where classic chemotherapy has historically been the standard of care,” the head of AstraZeneca’s oncology business, David Fredrickson, said in an interview.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

Mrs. Hameed demonstrates how to fry the onions and cumin, then dumps the mixture into the stew.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

The S&P 500 demonstrated higher volatility over the 40-year period at 16.5% a year, compared with 9% a year for the average housing return.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

JGP Properties told the Local Democracy Reporting Service its assessments demonstrated "no loss or deterioration of the ancient woodland and veteran trees".

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

However, the results have so far been demonstrated only in rats, and additional studies are needed to establish whether the same benefits occur in humans.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

Gardner Minshew has demonstrated a flair for the dramatic throughout his itinerant career.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Kendra grew weary, and Grandma periodically demonstrated other techniques for her and Seth to employ.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

A protest was held outside the Poundland HQ on Thursday, Claire Sutcliffe - who has been at the company for nearly a decade - among those demonstrating.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

As feminists like to remind folks, sexual harassment is about demonstrating power, not lust.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

Those people witnessed a beatdown, with the Brewers once again demonstrating why they have been baseball’s best team all season.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Or when the married writer-director team in charge of their project isn’t demonstrating what needs to happen with the aid of an intimacy coordinator.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

As Gey flew from one lab to another, demonstrating his culturing techniques and helping to set up new laboratories, he always flew with tubes of Henrietta’s cells in his breast pocket.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot


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