invention
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Inspired by an ancient invention, the tiny machine can even reverse its direction when the electrical voltage is switched.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026
Hungarian national identity—like Budapest itself, which came together as one city in 1873—is largely a 19th-century invention.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
His invention became an American triumph—but then it fell into obscurity.
From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2026
He says that starting with the invention of television in the early ‘50s, you can see a massive decline in Americans doing what he calls “associating.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
I never expected to get any money for my invention.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
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In its pages, he asks a series of penetrating questions: Does faith retain value even if the stories underlying it are human inventions?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
Many recent revolutionary inventions have been almost accidental, Cole found as he chronicled the tales of companies like Novo Nordisk and Google.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Some of his bar inventions, for instance, were less grand thematic ideas and simply tricks to keep patrons indoors and ordering.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
Cyber security Professor Alan Woodward from Surrey University told reporters OpenAI had "egg on it's face", and Katie Moussouris from Luta Security went further, suggesting the AI industry is failing to control its dangerous inventions.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
With the money I make from my numerous inventions, I build my own spaceship and discover another planet that looks a lot like Earth and is only twenty minutes away.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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Vocabulary lists containing invention
The Industrial Revolution - Introductory
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The Stone Age - Middle School and High School
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