invention
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AI is the first invention humans have made that can simulate the process of thinking and conversing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
The orchestra is huge, the musical invention, irresistible, and the sheer scale of orchestral writing is downright heroic.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
The British invention he's trialling is amongst others being developed across the world, competing with the hope of a place on upcoming moon bases and space stations.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
And it turns out there’s an ingenious, inexpensive little invention that combines the pacifier with the medicine syringe.
From Slate • May 17, 2026
A giant turntable that looked a lot like my invention was sitting in the middle of the street!
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
Vocabulary lists containing invention
The Industrial Revolution - Introductory
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"Hitching a Ride"
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The Stone Age - Middle School and High School
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