patent
Example Sentences
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The trade would feature prominently in American advertising for decades to come, as did pitches for often-dubious cures known as patent medicine—the proverbial snake oil.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
China accounted for 60% of all quantum patent applications as of 2024, though a smaller share actually were granted.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
Of the roughly $700 billion in annual revenue generated by the world’s 14 largest drug companies, nearly half of it will face patent expiration by 2031, according to investment-bank Needham.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
But Hunt didn’t patent his invention at the time, in part because his daughter owned a corset-making business in Manhattan.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
At all events, I think we can agree that this was an awfully big thought for a young man staring out the window of a patent office in the capital of Switzerland.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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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