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[in-vent] / ɪnˈvɛnt /




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How did you go about deciding which categories would return this year and which you invent along the way?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

In that vacuum, it makes sense that some Catholics have begun to invent their own beliefs.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

They’re the next generation who will invent ways to drive our business.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

As much as Silicon Valley hucksters are vying to invent a cure for death, I doubt we’ll see that in the near future.

From Salon • May 8, 2026

At suppertime my mother came in to ask if I were ill, and being too slow-witted to invent an ailment, I got up and went down to the meal.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson




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