patent
Example Sentences
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Determined to make the web freely available to everyone, he did not patent his programme, ensuring it took off and spread rapidly.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
It has also fought to have its patent extended in other countries, like China and Brazil.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
GSK is looking to speed up the launch of the medicines it has in the pipeline, as part of Chief Executive Luke Miels’ plan to offset upcoming patent expirations.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
The first facility being built with the construction incentive program is called 1888 Studios, named for the year Edison filed his patent for the motion picture camera.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
It’s true that I’m small for twelve, but I’m wearing Lucinda’s hand-me-down patent leathers with the little heels that bring me up to almost five feet.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
Vocabulary lists containing patent
"The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry
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The Ingenious Lexicon of Invention
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"Of Plymouth Plantation," Vocabulary from the historical account
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