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innovated a new system for filing books that dramatically improved efficiency in libraries
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Recent Examples of innovating
Andy Rodgers, based in Dubai, has joined Semafor from Bloomberg Media as Executive Director for Marketing & Business Development and will be focused on incubating new partnerships with leading institutions and organizations across the region and innovating new digital and convening products.
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Rachel Keidan, semafor.com, 2 Apr. 2026
In the early 20th century, home cooks were innovating and creating with new-to-them ingredients that were popping up in grocery stores and cookbooks.
—Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
Russia is also innovating in the drone arms race.
—Holly Williams, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
Surviving and innovating their way out of the drought will be no different.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
The pressure to fill programs with demanding quadruple jumps and triple axels, while innovating the sport, prompted Liu to retire, burnt-out, at 16.
—Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 24 Mar. 2026
The expert said states can move quickly, focus on what’s important, and borrow and learn from each other when innovating on AI regulation.
—Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2026
Lenzing met its 2025 goal of innovating a new circular business model for post-consumer materials by partnering with 15 supply chain companies to organize post-consumer value chain steps.
—Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 19 Mar. 2026
Instead of being a career threat, Nvidia leader Jensen Huang said that AI gives his peers wings in an industry innovating at breakneck speed.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
Rachel Keidan, semafor.com, 2 Apr. 2026
In the early 20th century, home cooks were innovating and creating with new-to-them ingredients that were popping up in grocery stores and cookbooks.
—Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
Russia is also innovating in the drone arms race.
—Holly Williams, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
Surviving and innovating their way out of the drought will be no different.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
The pressure to fill programs with demanding quadruple jumps and triple axels, while innovating the sport, prompted Liu to retire, burnt-out, at 16.
—Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 24 Mar. 2026
The expert said states can move quickly, focus on what’s important, and borrow and learn from each other when innovating on AI regulation.
—Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2026
Lenzing met its 2025 goal of innovating a new circular business model for post-consumer materials by partnering with 15 supply chain companies to organize post-consumer value chain steps.
—Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 19 Mar. 2026
Instead of being a career threat, Nvidia leader Jensen Huang said that AI gives his peers wings in an industry innovating at breakneck speed.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for innovating
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After years of attempts to get a measure off the ground, Georgia lawmakers have passed a bill establishing a statewide office to promote and support the music industry.—
Savannah Sicurella,
AJC.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will start direct negotiations with Lebanon on disarming Hezbollah and establishing peaceful relations between the two countries.—
Jennifer Hansler,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2026
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Poetics can become the foundation for dehumanization, as was the case with the settler colonial founding documents of the United States, which constituted people like me, Trethewey, and Felix as three-fifths of a human being.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Apr. 2026
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Weil’s wife, Vivian, a philosophy professor, was the founding director of the Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions at the Illinois Institute of Technology.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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Afrika Bambaataa, the pioneering DJ and producer, has died.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Apr. 2026
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The packet that Bruce assembled for the Social Security competition stressed that government support shored up the traditional family the way that pioneering families had helped one another; the effect was to associate the new policy with the American frontier, rather than radical collectivism.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2026
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Folk music à la Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen plays on repeat, creating a chill vibe for a crowd of regulars (many of who come twice a day).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Apr. 2026
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The space was designed by her and her mother, Sabeen Khaliq, with the goal of creating tranquility.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2026
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Leo, who studied canon law, has spent much of his first eleven months in office assessing the Vatican internally, like a new chief executive getting to know a firm’s culture before initiating strategies for optimal performance.—
Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
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So when, in December 2025, thousands of ICE agents descended upon the Twin Cities, initiating two months of unrest and violence, restaurants were not at the forefront of the headlines, but acutely absorbing its impact.—
David Farley,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
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The showrunner revealed that the upcoming fourth season will mark a creative reset, introducing a fresh narrative while keeping the ensemble cast intact.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
4 Apr. 2026
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Netflix picked up the first two seasons of Sullivan’s Crossing two months later, introducing a broader audience to the show based on the best-selling novel series by Robyn Carr.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
4 Apr. 2026
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Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard denied launching attacks on Persian Gulf states after Kuwait's announcement.—
Brian Dakss,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Pretty Little Liars star Sasha Pieterse is launching production label Mother Bare Productions with the first project a movie adaptation of popular American novelist Sherrilyn Kenyon’s upcoming urban fantasy book series Infernal Affairs, which Pieterse will star in and produce.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Innovating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/innovating. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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