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“For example, compaction summaries included instructions to invent missing historical data without disclosing it and to hide mismatches in source versions,” wrote OpenAI.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026

Generative AI systems are known for their ability to "hallucinate" and assert falsehoods as fact, even sometimes invent sources for inaccurate information.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

Gloria Steinem did not invent feminism, not even its second wave, but for many years she was its most recognizable frontwoman.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

The Scots thinker did not invent many of the economic concepts in his most influential book.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Fitzgerald wrote, “So he invented just the sort of Jay Gatsby that a seventeen year old boy would be likely to invent, and to this conception he was faithful to the end.”

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

Frankie invents a new nonsensical insult, calling Molly’s boyfriend Josh “such a customer.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

"Our work is a prime example of how evolution seldom invents things from scratch," says Daniel Kronauer, head of the Laboratory of Social Evolution and Behavior at Rockefeller.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026

"Every new live-service game invents its own demise," van Dreunen said.

From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026

What’s your role in “The Miniature Wife”? I play Lindy Littlejohn, whose spouse invents technology that shrinks fresh produce and, accidentally, me.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026

Someone invents something and puts it to use.

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

The question of what’s real and not isn’t only Béatrice’s to unpack — you may wonder yourself whether Auen and Walker have fabricated their esoteric source materials and invented the strange saga of Ernetti.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

In the 17th century, the Dutch invented perpetual bonds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

The confusion of the term’s meaning extends back to its origin—because, in fact, it was invented as the result of a communication error.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

The last detail was not exactly invented from whole cloth.

From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026

The best defense against an infantry assault was an entirely new weapon, the machine gun, invented by an American-born engineer named Hiram Maxim.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

The adults would engage in animated conversation, usually about current events, while we, the dozen or so kids, kept ourselves busy inventing games.

From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026

Early in the previous century, a classics teacher writing under her first and middle names, Richmal Crompton, began inventing tales of the pesky 11-year-old.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

"We are too often good at inventing technologies but too slow at turning them into global companies," said EU lawmaker Axel Voss, who has pushed for Europe's technological sovereignty.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

I’m kidding: Even under normal circumstances, giving private companies this much power is likely to incentivize inventing enemies to fight or drive unnecessary spending.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026

But thanks to her adroit inventing skills—the word “adroit” here means “skillful”—everything worked the way it was supposed to work, and suddenly Violet found herself feeling a piece of metal instead of a cloth rope.

From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket