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invent

[in-vent] / ɪnˈvɛnt /




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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

Customers risk having their claim rejected, their policy cancelled and potential prosecution if they invent or exaggerate a claim.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

But during the greatest turnaround that Silicon Valley has ever seen, Jobs was fanatical about one idea: Apple was a place to invent the future, not dwell on the past.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Maybe the dress on her seems so effortless that people want to invent a way to complicate it.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

“Yes, but I’ll have no doings, or few. I shall invent, and you’ll have to decide what is real.”

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine




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