discovery
Example Sentences
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Even as Bell introduced a technology to revolutionize communication over wires, a scientific discovery was about to eliminate the need for wires altogether.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
The discovery points to the rising vulnerability of tropical upwelling systems.
From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 2026
This discovery significantly reshapes what scientists thought about early octopus evolution.
From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026
For readers like Amy, 32, from Hampshire, it's the mix of discovery and discussion that makes her turn to TikTok "all the time for recommendations".
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
But amazing advances in underwater discovery and excavation technology have made the finding and recovery of even the most seemingly inaccessible wrecks more possible than previously thought.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
Vocabulary lists containing discovery
"Mireya Mayor: Explorer/Correspondent"
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"Old World New World" and "The Log of Christopher Columbus"
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