invention
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Inspired by an ancient invention, the tiny machine can even reverse its direction when the electrical voltage is switched.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026
But above all else it’s a very California invention.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
His invention became an American triumph—but then it fell into obscurity.
From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2026
The same competitive pressures that drive the accumulation of computing power will also encourage the invention of ways to circumvent, erode or evade vague or complex rules.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
But it would not be until the early 1940s that a major breakthrough would allow more efficient undersea explorations, discoveries, and excavations in the form of an invention by Jacques Cousteau and Emile Gagnan.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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In its pages, he asks a series of penetrating questions: Does faith retain value even if the stories underlying it are human inventions?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
Some of his bar inventions, for instance, were less grand thematic ideas and simply tricks to keep patrons indoors and ordering.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
Cyber security Professor Alan Woodward from Surrey University told reporters OpenAI had "egg on it's face", and Katie Moussouris from Luta Security went further, suggesting the AI industry is failing to control its dangerous inventions.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Some breakthroughs in physics come from brand new inventions.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
Maybe the story came from some part of me that wished I knew more, or at least had actual memories instead of feelings that may have only been inventions.
From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour
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Vocabulary lists containing invention
The Industrial Revolution - Introductory
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The Stone Age - Middle School and High School
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