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to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of
innovated a new system for filing books that dramatically improved efficiency in libraries
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Recent Examples of innovate
Still, the data speaks for itself: UPS has and will continue to innovate ahead of its competitors.
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Everett Noakes, Boston Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
This kind of creativity is essential for innovating in complex business landscapes, as well as daily life.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Recognizing that the rental car counter often marks the final — and most exhausting — leg of a traveler’s journey, Hertz saw an opportunity to innovate.
—Tracy Yochum, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2025
Governments have a duty to innovate with AI and use it to increase efficiency, access, and transparency.
—Chris Lehane, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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Everett Noakes, Boston Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
This kind of creativity is essential for innovating in complex business landscapes, as well as daily life.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Recognizing that the rental car counter often marks the final — and most exhausting — leg of a traveler’s journey, Hertz saw an opportunity to innovate.
—Tracy Yochum, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2025
Governments have a duty to innovate with AI and use it to increase efficiency, access, and transparency.
—Chris Lehane, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for innovate
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Baby Boomers experienced more traditional career models, while Gen Z is still in the early stage of establishing financial security and could feel limited in taking such breaks.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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With the goal of being a resource for both emerging and established creative talent, the 2,000 square-foot space will soon introduce educational initiatives and mentorship opportunities led by filmmakers hoping to inspire the next generation of storytellers.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
20 Sep. 2025
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Fluoridation was pioneered in Grand Rapids, but other Michigan communities are either dropping it or debating it.—
Anna Clark,
ProPublica,
18 Sep. 2025
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One promising approach is being pioneered by the RISE Collaborative model.—
Nina A. Kohn,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The recall was initiated after testing by the state of Pennsylvania at a distributor revealed the presence of listeria in the finished products.—
Matthew Robinson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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Sagoo did not pay the FBAR penalties, and the Government initiated a lawsuit to collect them (referred to as reducing the FBAR penalties to judgment).—
Matthew L. Roberts,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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As the respiratory virus season arrives, some still worry that so many statements and counter-statements about vaccines will ultimately create a chilling effect.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Sep. 2025
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These confrontations positioned Kirk as accessible and confident in his polarizing beliefs and created a sense of intellectual challenge that appealed to competitive young students.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
20 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 21 Sep. 2025.
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