invention
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He says that starting with the invention of television in the early ‘50s, you can see a massive decline in Americans doing what he calls “associating.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
As far as The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson was concerned, “Rubber Soul” marked the invention of the album as a long-playing musical format.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
The Liverpool winger, 18, has had an exciting start to the season, catching the eye with his invention and trickery down both flanks for Andoni Iraola's side.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
The study’s authors effectively found that necessity is the mother of invention.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
In fact, the “pie chart” remains in use to this very day, although the Incorrigible children themselves are rarely, if ever, given credit for its invention.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
Cyber security Professor Alan Woodward from Surrey University told reporters OpenAI had "egg on it's face", and Katie Moussouris from Luta Security went further, suggesting the AI industry is failing to control its dangerous inventions.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Some breakthroughs in physics come from brand new inventions.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
Over the past 250 years, America has produced the world’s most valuable inventions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
Of all his familiar discoveries and inventions, his “Autobiography” may well be the most original, and what he made of it paralleled the invention of America itself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
When I am dead, and the Marshalls are dead, and the novel is finally published, we will only exist as my inventions.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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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