invented

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Tony Livesey, a former editor-in-chief of the Sport newspapers who is now a presenter on BBC Radio 5 Live, claimed in his book about the papers that he and Sullivan had invented the feature.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Most of the machinery used in construction was invented decades ago: bulldozers in the 1920s and cranes in the 1940s, Goldman Sachs notes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

By smoothly merging the true and the invented stories and characters of 1950s Hollywood, Newson alerts us to the increase in racism and homophobia evident in the entertainment business, and in the U.S., today.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

To display his photographs in rapid succession, Muybridge invented a device that birthed the motion picture.

From Slate • May 25, 2026

A few seats away, Dana is beaming with pride, like she invented me or something.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman