invent
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“I had the same fear when AI first came out. I didn’t invent the technology. I didn’t wish it was here. But it is. My way of dealing with it is to get on board.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
Another clear argument against divine design is the recurrent laryngeal nerve, which takes a course that simply makes no sense to invent.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
“An officer could simply invent an accusation of criminality, leaving the green-card holder trapped in a bureaucratic twilight zone for years before they have a chance to rebut the accusation at a hearing,” Mark writes.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
He didn’t invent them and surely didn’t understand them.
From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2026
Toward the end of the twentieth century, scientists will invent brain scanners that can "image" the electrical and chemical activity inside a living brain.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
"Every new live-service game invents its own demise," van Dreunen said.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
Beyond business you’ll think: Lincoln in the dirt-floor log cabin becomes president, Oprah Winfrey of rural Mississippi hardship invents a media empire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
Nelson invents a studio, Sparta Comics, and the franchise character, Major Machina, giving each a full backstory.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2025
Even when he rewrites precedent and invents his own doctrines, his steps have been plotted years in advance.
From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2025
When Monsanto, or some other corporation, invents a new type of corn, it belongs to them and they can charge farmers for the right to grow it.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
The band's founding member and main songwriter, Justin Currie, explained in 2010 that the band's name "was invented to be meaningless – basically a corruption of the Greek name 'Dimitri'."
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
The supporting characters, both drawn from the novels and invented for the series, are where Sonnenshine has implemented her vision, using, she said, extensive historical research.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
The centerpiece of the overhaul is the L1, L’Acoustics’ new flagship line array system — the first major architectural rethinking of the format since the company invented the modern line source array in 1993.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
Like a lot of the recipes I come back to most, this one wasn’t invented so much as accumulated.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
A lighter that wouldn’t be invented for another two hundred years.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
The Lydians are widely credited with inventing coinage, and their ruler, King Croesus, became legendary for his immense wealth.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 25, 2026
Throughout its history, Apple has done more innovating than inventing, and that’s the case here: The concept of conversational AI isn’t new—but this implementation certainly will be.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
She found herself inventing excuses to try to keep him home at night.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
Lee also pointed to a Wednesday post on X from Bollinger Capital Management president and founder John Bollinger, best known for inventing the Bollinger Bands technical tools.
From MarketWatch ● May 7, 2026
The Spaniards counteracted this threat by inventing a pretext to seize the tlatoani in his own palace, making him first their captive and then their puppet.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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