inventive
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Some of her most inventive haters have dubbed her “Beera Tanden.”
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
The Nobel Prize committee said they had selected her "for her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new forms for contemporary literature".
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
In 2011, Joe Kay debuted Soulection as a college radio show at Cal State Long Beach, spinning rare B-sides, progressive beats, inventive flips of classic records and soulful underground tracks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
But the Briton delighted with his inventive play during the two-hour contest, and caused Musetti headaches with his early effectiveness at the net in particular.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
The girls had worked in teams, and they beamed with pride at their inventive defense systems.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
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