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innovated a new system for filing books that dramatically improved efficiency in libraries
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Recent Examples of innovated
As a heritage brand with deep roots—founded in 1853 in what is now Manhattan’s Nolita neighborhood—the brand has innovated from horsehair and straw beds to even more premium natural materials like cotton batting.
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Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 5 Oct. 2025
Those tactics were historically associated with the fossil fuel, pharmaceutical and tobacco industries, but tech companies have innovated on and rejuvenated the lobbying form.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
American Airlines AAdvantage has innovated by targeting mid-tier members.
—Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Originating and innovated in Italy, espresso is a drink produced by a specialized machine that brews single or double doses of highly concentrated coffee using high-temperature water and 9-10 atmospheric bars of pressure.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
The brand has also innovated on lightweight uppers.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 5 Oct. 2025
Those tactics were historically associated with the fossil fuel, pharmaceutical and tobacco industries, but tech companies have innovated on and rejuvenated the lobbying form.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
American Airlines AAdvantage has innovated by targeting mid-tier members.
—Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Originating and innovated in Italy, espresso is a drink produced by a specialized machine that brews single or double doses of highly concentrated coffee using high-temperature water and 9-10 atmospheric bars of pressure.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
The brand has also innovated on lightweight uppers.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for innovated
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Irving was writing before the Americanized spelling of words like scepter, pioneered by Noah Webster, had fully taken hold, a reminder that the transformations the story describes were still very much ongoing.—
John Swansburg,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
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Here’s how that research, pioneered more than 40 years ago, has led to new frontiers in modern physics, as well as 2025’s Nobel Prize in physics.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
8 Oct. 2025
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In 2024, the American firm released a collaboration with the lifestyle brand founded by Colombian designer Johanna Ortiz, which included a collection of fabrics, wall coverings and trims that reflect her eclectic runway fashions and South American spirit.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
14 Oct. 2025
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The firm, which was founded in 2022, will utilize the funding to begin serial turbine production, refine its AI control algorithms, and develop next-generation models for diverse environments.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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Russell’s remarkable life and career — spanning nearly a century from 1872 to 1970 — established him as a pioneering figure in analytic philosophy and one of the 20th century’s foremost logicians.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2025
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That, five centuries earlier, Leif Ericson slipped over to North America and established Vinland.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
13 Oct. 2025
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Curry also remembered the future president being very eager for his then-girlfriend, Marla Maples, to be introduced to the film's director, Chris Columbus.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Oct. 2025
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In 2009 the firm introduced the Eco label, anticipating consumers’ demand for sustainable eyewear.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025
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The company initiated the recall after genetic testing found a strain of listeria bacteria in prepared chicken fettuccine and meatball pasta products that matched a strain of bacteria that has been implicated in an ongoing listeria outbreak since August 2024.—
Amy McCarthy,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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Nunez said the firefighters quickly initiated rescue operations and freed two of the occupants from the car.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Oct. 2025
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The two companies announced Tuesday that, in the near future, ChatGPT users will soon be able to use ChatGPT’s Instant Checkout feature—launched late last month—to purchase items from Walmart’s site.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
14 Oct. 2025
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That tool was launched in 2017 by 538, which was dismantled earlier this year by ABC News.—
Mike Lillis,
The Hill,
14 Oct. 2025
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Citing financial difficulties and a new business action plan instituted by IU's Media School, the IDS reduced its print production last January to seven times per semester.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
15 Oct. 2025
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Mali has become the latest African nation to be hit by a visa bond since Washington instituted the requirement in August, starting with citizens of Malawi and Zambia.—
Preeti Jha,
semafor.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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