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ingenuity

[in-juh-noo-i-tee, -nyoo-] / ˌɪn dʒəˈnu ɪ ti, -ˈnyu- /


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"Your imagination and ingenuity have inspired me for the last 15 years and I'm deeply grateful to have been on this journey with you."

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Kate and Hal were defined by the grit and ingenuity that made them successful in a crisis.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

I appreciate his ingenuity in saying the food in his fridge went bad due to the fallen limb, but it’s a stretch to get to $6,000.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

More than that, I believe it’s a teachable skill — one built on generations of ingenuity, adaptation and care.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

I explained how I’d seen Jesse install operating systems, play online games from chess to Quake, use astonishing ingenuity to gather archived information off the Web.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz




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