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[in-ven-shuhn] / ɪnˈvɛn ʃən /




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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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