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inventor

[in-ven-ter] / ɪnˈvɛn tər /


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Bayne is an inventor, with patent-pending applications for artificial intelligence tools that automate legal workflows.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Now retired, Seiler previously worked in real estate and banking and also spent time as an inventor.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

The film chronicles his childhood in South Africa and his time in Silicon Valley, and suggests that Musk’s genius is not as an inventor but as an investor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

During the American Revolution, George Washington authorized an inventor to send explosive kegs against British shipping on the Delaware River, though the attack failed to hit its targets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

But the great inventor was not at a loss.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

Both countries lay claim to being the inventors of the sport and in the early days the fixture was dominated by the Scots, who popularised the passing game.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

Blau, Bhutani, and several co-authors are inventors on Stanford University patent applications involving 15-PGDH inhibition for cartilage repair and tissue rejuvenation that have been licensed to Epirium Bio.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 2026

Surely, the inventors of the game had won 10-0—not lost to a bunch of relative amateurs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

Airship captains and Victorian inventors gather Down Under.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026

Does the history of technology depend on nothing more than accidents of the birthplaces of a few inventors?

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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