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innovated a new system for filing books that dramatically improved efficiency in libraries
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Recent Examples of innovate
Governments have a duty to innovate with AI and use it to increase efficiency, access, and transparency.
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Chris Lehane, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Without the pressure of direct competition, the Big Three of the automotive industry – GM, Ford and Stellantis – have less incentive to innovate with EVs, Sperling said.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Through exceptional products, visionary thinking, impactful initiatives and concrete actions, L’Oréal remains committed to its unique mission to create beauty that inspires, to innovate beauty that transforms, and to share beauty that truly moves the world.
—Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2025
In a bid to innovate playtime, Mattel is tapping into one of the most powerful technologies of our era and bringing it directly into children’s bedrooms.
—Marc Fernandez, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Aug. 2025
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Chris Lehane, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Without the pressure of direct competition, the Big Three of the automotive industry – GM, Ford and Stellantis – have less incentive to innovate with EVs, Sperling said.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Through exceptional products, visionary thinking, impactful initiatives and concrete actions, L’Oréal remains committed to its unique mission to create beauty that inspires, to innovate beauty that transforms, and to share beauty that truly moves the world.
—Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2025
In a bid to innovate playtime, Mattel is tapping into one of the most powerful technologies of our era and bringing it directly into children’s bedrooms.
—Marc Fernandez, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for innovate
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But once Houston established both sides of the line of scrimmage again, the rest of the tilt became academic.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
13 Sep. 2025
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Upon formally changing his name and establishing WM Entertainment, the label soon signed singers Taegoon and Ahn Jin-kyung with the former’s debut album including production from future HYBE founder Bang Si-Hyuk.—
Jeff Benjamin,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Many might think that only savvy investors, pioneering founders, and rising CEOs become millionaires overnight—but employees are reaping seven-figure net worths from the successes of their companies, too.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
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Charlie Kirk, who was shot and killed on Wednesday, pioneered a new model for conservative political advocacy, merging multi-platform media commentary with in-person gatherings and get-out-the-vote drives.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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In the last quarter, the partnership has facilitated recovery of more than 26,600 kilograms of textiles from 23 hotels and initiated conversations with 12 hotel groups in Delhi.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Sourcing Journal,
12 Sep. 2025
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The company has also initiated a search process to find a permanent successor.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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Turns out Stephano was pondering beltmaking too, leading the two to partner on a new business venture creating small-batch leather pieces and metal accessories.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
12 Sep. 2025
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The collection features approximately 350 works created in Cuba from the revolution through the 2000s.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
12 Sep. 2025
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The training introduces the concepts used in stream team monitoring such as hydrology, natural and human impact on streams and monitoring methods.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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Punk introduced himself as AJ Lee’s husband.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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So too has Turning Point USA, with executive director Andrew Kolvet telling the Washington Examiner that the organization Kirk launched in 2012 was not drawing any preliminary conclusions or getting ahead of law enforcement.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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The glasses, reportedly developed under the codename Hypernova, will launch under the Ray-Ban brand.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
16 Sep. 2025
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Best known for its custom furniture and traditional-leaning aesthetic, The Inside, like Havenly, was also female-founded.—
Amanda Lauren,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Ermiya Fanaeian, a transgender woman of color and formerly a diversity director at the University of Utah, founded AQSLC after parting ways with the Pink Pistols, an LGBT organization advocating in support of firearm safety and bearing arms as a means of self-defense.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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The defensive improvements that Pereira instituted have gone, at least for now.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Davis’ arrest on the theft charge happened at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic as Sacramento Superior Court officials instituted an emergency bail schedule to control the number of inmates held in jail custody.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Innovate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/innovate. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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