patent
Example Sentences
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This is similar to how the patent system encourages the development of new drugs—companies invest knowing they will earn returns only if their drug works and is adopted.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
A 2025 patent application from UCR describes the use of pinenes to improve localized insecticide injections against western drywood termites.
From Science Daily • May 9, 2026
The company sees these markets as a testing ground before semaglutide goes off patent in Europe and the U.S. in the 2030s.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
Its patent expired in 2000 and the chemical is now sold by various manufacturers.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
In 1876, he received a patent for his telephone.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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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