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inventor

[in-ven-ter] / ɪnˈvɛn tər /


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The inventor of the switch hit, and the most ardent supporter of the IPL before it became mainstream.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

The story: The ride is a new technology from a fictional inventor, Rebecca Silva, who will introduce guests in the waiting area to what is described as a “Futurist Pavilion.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2026

The inventor James Dyson has a winery, a knighthood, an English country pile, and an estimated net worth of more than $15 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

Colleagues paid tribute to a "pioneer, a researcher, an inventor" who made "anatomy accessible to the general public", but critics have accused him of voyeurism and profiting commercially from death.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

But Frances Miranda Gonzagaga, the inventor of whatnots, wasn’t just confident enough to make the creatures and sell them to rich parents.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Grytz and Lang report that they are inventors named on pending patents covering lighting devices related to the research.

From Science Daily Aug. 26, 2026

Airship captains and Victorian inventors gather Down Under.

From MarketWatch Jun. 2, 2026

Siminoff said it doesn’t hurt that Mahan speaks the same language as many tech leaders, who are mostly just “pragmatic inventors and entrepreneurs” who want California’s leader to be “principled in thinking about fixing things.”

From Los Angeles Times May 18, 2026

It normalized the idea that private companies, inventors and even governments could present their work side by side, a model that amplified the country’s entrepreneurial culture.

From The Wall Street Journal May 16, 2026

And, really, Edison had tried so hard just because he wanted to beat other inventors, and be more famous.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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