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innovator

[in-uh-vay-ter] / ˈɪn əˌveɪ tər /


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The way they are dealing with these calls is attracting attention from around the globe - I wanted to find out how it's going, and if Wales is an outlier or an innovator?

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

Although Brian Wilson was widely regarded as a musical savant and the innovator of the group, Love received co-writing credit on classics including “California Girls” and “Good Vibrations.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

Once known more as a technology copycat than as an innovator, China now offers returnees a chance to work in cutting-edge industries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026

The future of Apple is being entrusted to a company veteran said to combine hardware brilliance with "the soul of an innovator."

From Barron's ● Apr. 21, 2026

In Europe, another innovator, Charles Babbage, born the son of a banker in 1791, was developing an early calculating machine at the time that Morse was refining and evangelizing the telegraph.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

That work amounted to a résumé that would rival those inventors and innovators of yore.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Yamal suggested his move to Adidas gave him the chance to stand out from Nike's star-studded roster, while Mbappé said On would see him "surrounded by innovators who dream of the same things I do".

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

It also aims to help build a broader bioengineered, silicon-based materials ecosystem by connecting researchers, industry partners, policymakers, educators, and future innovators across multiple disciplines and sectors.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

Two of California’s boldest aerospace innovators joined forces to unveil an autonomous attack aircraft Monday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

Europe’s fragmentation did, and China’s unity didn’t, foster the advance of technology, science, and capitalism by fostering competition between states and providing innovators with alternative sources of support and havens from persecution.

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




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