inventive
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It’s only ironic that the film’s story doesn’t have the same inventive, thoughtful scope, only to avoid alienating anyone watching the movie on their iPad.
From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2026
"David was an endlessly inventive artist, with a unique vision of the world," Farquharson said.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
So the show, it’s just so inventive and fun in a lot of really terrific ways.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
Tolerant readers will delight in the digressive nature of this inventive book, though others may be disoriented by a story that drastically switches gears before concluding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
After the cyclotron, Lawrence would not receive another patent until wartime, when federal officials demanded that his inventive process for uranium separation be protected legally—and the patent rights be assigned permanently to the government.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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