invention
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In this masterwork, as in “The Invention of Love” and “The Real Thing,” Mr. Stoppard’s literary brilliance shone mightily, but the restrained yet fathoms-deep feeling that animated his finest writing took precedence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025
Invention Works BV, trading as Silk'n, acknowledged the term "acne" constituted a medical claim.
From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025
In “The Invention of Solitude,” published in 1982, he reflected on the “thousands of hours” he has spent with Daniel in the first three years of his life and wondered whether they mattered.
From Seattle Times • May 1, 2024
But the museum itself holds a special connection to the birth of the modern Olympics, a relationship that is explored in the exhibition “Olympism: Modern Invention, Ancient Legacy,” running through Sept. 16.
From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2024
One was an essay entitled: “The Most Important Invention of the Twentieth Century.”
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
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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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