invent
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“For example, compaction summaries included instructions to invent missing historical data without disclosing it and to hide mismatches in source versions,” wrote OpenAI.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
Generative AI systems are known for their ability to "hallucinate" and assert falsehoods as fact, even sometimes invent sources for inaccurate information.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Gloria Steinem did not invent feminism, not even its second wave, but for many years she was its most recognizable frontwoman.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
The Scots thinker did not invent many of the economic concepts in his most influential book.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
To invent a new market was only a matter of finding a new asset to hock.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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"Our work is a prime example of how evolution seldom invents things from scratch," says Daniel Kronauer, head of the Laboratory of Social Evolution and Behavior at Rockefeller.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
"Every new live-service game invents its own demise," van Dreunen said.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
Mr. Hedges invents a lilting melody for “Pinto,” a lyric that had been collected by Lomax, and has honored accordion player Josh Baca take the lead on the Mexican-tinged sound.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026
In 2052, a celebrated neuroscientist invents an affordable panacea for suffering that’s soon embraced by the entire human race.
From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2025
Someone invents something and puts it to use.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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He added that "subsequently both the media and the police publicly invited additional allegations to be made, which has resulted in further encounters to be invented or reimagined".
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
Silver diamine fluoride is not a newly invented substance.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
Grapes: In the mid-1800s a horticulturist in Massachusetts invented the perfect grape, to much fanfare.
From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2026
One of Draper’s early investments was in Hybritech, which invented a PSA test for prostate cancer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
But Door joined in, trying to follow Hannah’s invented lyrics.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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A separate team at Cornell University found that researchers were using AI to compile citations, and that it was inventing bogus research, with around 147,000 pieces of phantom research cited last year.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
Ron says I’m inventing reasons because I’m scared of change.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026
Holmes declares, “From wherever I am, I’m going to continue to work inventing, even if it’s inventing from a cage.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Barnum-like qualities in terms of inventing a character for himself to play.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026
But aside from inventing a Latinate name for a vague principle, Wolff could provide no further specifics.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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