inventors

plural of inventor

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Recent Examples of inventors And England’s Three Lions — inventors of modern football — continue chasing a first championship in 60 years, which would mark the longest gap between titles. Miami Herald, 13 July 2026 Immigrant inventors contribute to knowledge diffusion across borders. Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 One honors African women as the inventors of beer, another celebrates the Jazz District through the historic castle at 18th and Vine, while a third highlights hip-hop as the next chapter in the neighborhood’s musical history. J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026 Lydians are widely recognized as the inventors of coinage, helping to make their capital, Sardis, synonymous with fabulous wealth in the ancient Mediterranean. Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 26 June 2026 Over the years, inventors improved on the design with faster models (such as an iteration described in a 1930 Scientific American article). Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 18 June 2026 By 1868 the inventors had a prototype and a patent. Andrew Niemchick Britannica Editors June 17, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 June 2026 Its inventors were bored Ivy Leaguers who played it while waiting for the results of the annual Harvard-Yale football game. Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026 This was a preliminary, phase one clinical trial, so there was still a long way to go to confirm that this approach really could achieve what its inventors hoped—stopping an invader dead in its tracks. Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inventors
Noun
  • Today, designers and homeowners alike are leaning towards matte or satin finishes that feel more natural, understated, and, most importantly, can withstand the wear and tear that comes with everyday life.
    Nomita Vaish-Taylor, The Spruce, 13 July 2026
  • Rather than asking consumers to navigate the traditional retail channel, the event collapses the distance between collector and creator, bringing contemporary designers, estate dealers and watch specialists all together under one roof.
    Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 13 July 2026
Noun
  • Altman has also suggested that other leading American AI developers contribute comparable equity to a public investment vehicle modeled on the Alaska Permanent Fund.
    James Broughel, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • For owners, operators, and developers of critical infrastructure, the collaboration is expected to focus on how integrated systems could address several longstanding constraints in power distribution design and deployment.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 2026
Noun
  • Also this year, Vanity Fair brought in Blackwell to co-host the official livestream for its annual Oscar Party alongside fellow creators Brittany Broski and Jake Shane.
    Rachel Brodsky, Time, 14 July 2026
  • The move comes as YouTube continues to have a cultural moment as movie producers chase the viral success of films such as Backrooms and content creators like Subway Takes’ Kareem Rahma start getting nominated for Emmys.
    Peter White, Deadline, 14 July 2026
Noun
  • The Fortune Leaders Forum will convene Fortune 500 executives and founders of leading Asian companies to help define the future of leadership in an age of convergence and complexity.
    Angelica Ang, Fortune, 15 July 2026
  • Nearly ten years after its founders Luke Cosby and Rob Lo came together in Canada to launch a fashion label rooted in denim and streetwear, Purple Brand is getting into footwear.
    Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 15 July 2026
Noun
  • This year the conference is geared to examining the major upheaval in content and distribution, and to help connect networks, studios, platforms, creators, brands and tech innovators to explore opportunities.
    William Earl, Variety, 8 July 2026
  • Sharing often means becoming an unpaid internal consultant, and managers frequently favor compliant workers over innovators.
    Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Noun
  • For years, the local couple has supported the library foundation and its popular Witte Lecture series, which was inspired by Witte’s father, Martin, and has drawn notable authors, journalists and scientists to Newport Beach.
    Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 10 July 2026
  • Meanwhile, the report’s authors said artificial intelligence has rapidly moved from experimental pilots to core operations, with 90 percent of retailers and brands already integrating AI agents into their daily workflows.
    Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 9 July 2026

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