invention
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In a time when acts like Fred Again.. and John Summit are Gen Z fixtures and the underground is bustling with invention, the genre interest was primed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
For the creator of the short-lived Disney cartoon “Gravity Falls,” necessity was the mother of invention.
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026
It is one of rigid systematization, scrappy invention, lavish abandon; of vulgar commercialism and transcendent art.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
He says he intended to create "a seamless user experience" before the era of social media, and regrets that his invention has ended up being used "not to help people but to keep them hooked".
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
If discovery was new with Vespucci, then surely invention was not?
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Dramatic backstories about "secret inventions" or "industry breakthroughs"
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
You can bring America’s inventions to life below.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
On the back of hopes it could save farmers hundreds of thousands of dollars, the Monarch tractor made Time magazine’s list of the year’s best inventions in 2023.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026
His modification of a Land Rover Discovery for calf-feeding rounds - an off-road milk float - earned him third place in the Farmers Weekly inventions competition in 2020.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
It’s just that some environments provide more starting materials, and more favorable conditions for utilizing inventions, than do other environments.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing invention
The Industrial Revolution - Introductory
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"Hitching a Ride"
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The Stone Age - Middle School and High School
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