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invent

[in-vent] / ɪnˈvɛnt /




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Ehrlich displayed a total lack of confidence in man’s ability to improvise, innovate and invent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

They’re the ones that invent this stuff in the first place.

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026

“We aren’t doing anything crazy. We didn’t invent service charges.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

Rebecca Black’s “Friday” didn’t invent being nasty online.

From Salon • Feb. 16, 2026

Dad says it’s where Great-Uncle Jim used to weld things together to make new equipment and invent things for his farm.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones