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innovate

[in-uh-veyt] / ˈɪn əˌveɪt /


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As the largest stock market-listed ice cream company in the world, with a market capitalisation of around £8bn, it has the funds to innovate.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

They say the decision is sort of to make space to innovate the live show and incorporate new things.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

Dynamism occurs when newcomers can innovate before lawyers—or regulators—arrive.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

Their efforts to innovate are partly a bid to satisfy ever tightening regulation around commercial recycling, and rising fines for those who fall foul.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

But it did not, it only led to an attempt to innovate within those limits, which could only be done by a kind of new 'preciousness'—an affectation in short.

From A Short History of French Literature by George Saintsbury

A Nike spokeswoman said that more diverse interests in China plays to Nike’s strengths as a company that innovates across sporting categories.

From The Wall Street Journal May 12, 2026

From August 2025: Apple no longer innovates — it waits.

From MarketWatch Apr. 21, 2026

Besson innovates with a subplot about Dracul’s foray into the world of perfume as he develops an intoxicating fragrance in Florence using French lavender, testing the potion on the pre-Revolution socialites in towering white-powdered wigs.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 6, 2026

“These new challenges rise up, and the industry innovates their way to not completely but at least partly solve many of these issues,” Mr. Godbolt said.

From New York Times Jan. 17, 2024

Would it not be wise to index spending on land, sea, air, and space launch on one and other, postulate lift requirements on what the new force needs as it innovates and slims down.

From Shock and Awe — Achieving Rapid Dominance by James P. Wade

Further, American growers have not just decreased imports and increased their exports over the years, they’ve also innovated on the plant itself.

From Salon May 6, 2026

Cesena, like most Italian clubs, rent their stadium and training facilities from the local authority, but Cole has innovated where he can.

From BBC Apr. 16, 2026

Apple has gotten some flak from critics on Wall Street who say the company hasn’t innovated enough in its smartphone business.

From MarketWatch Nov. 26, 2025

During his Springbok tenure, the former Free State flanker, who won 37 international caps, has innovated with strokes of genius such as naming a bench with just one back and rolling mauls in open play.

From Barron's Nov. 9, 2025

Tristan und Isolde is an out-and-out masterpiece, with sweeping, yearning themes, deserving of its place in music’s pantheon, whatever it may or may not have innovated.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

She said some designers are now innovating fabrics with zinc oxide to make the material feel cooler to the touch.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

“It is during this period that leading companies find ways to differentiate themselves by innovating, delivering new and superior solutions, and driving durable growth. This is where PayPal needs to focus.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

As someone who is perennially image-conscious, constantly innovating, and occasionally rash, it’s not surprising that an artist like Madonna would incorporate new technology into her art.

From Salon Jul. 8, 2026

“We are focused on innovating at the pace of demand, supporting accelerating investments in growth and capitalization on strategic opportunities while effectively managing our capital structure.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

David Garrick profited by the innovating art of De Lutherbourg, a pupil of Vanloo, who came to England in 1771.

From A Book About the Theater by Brander Matthews




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