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innovation

[in-uh-vey-shuhn] / ˌɪn əˈveɪ ʃən /


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“California has long set the standard for entertainment production, creating good-paying jobs and showcasing the creativity and innovation that define the Golden State,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2026

“The program leverages housing market forces, entrepreneurial innovation and private accountability to increase housing supply,” former HUD Secretary Ben Carson told the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform in 2025.

From Salon • Jul. 4, 2026

Google filed a new challenge arguing before the bloc's top court, the European Court of Justice, that the case was unfounded and that the sanction penalised innovation.

From Barron's • Jul. 2, 2026

Houdon’s innovation was to make his subjects’ expressions and attitudes appear shaped by the workings of their minds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026

Linguists term this decisive innovation, which also underlies puns today, the rebus principle.

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




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