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Often we lack to words to articulate resistance as the invention is a new noun whose verbal effect lags in its wake.— The TrueTalk Blog
I had the client send me the VC pitch which had all sorts of sexy information in it about why this invention was the greatest thing since sliced bread.— Patent Law Blog (Patently-O)
After beating all around the bush, he finally admitted that his invention was a development of my little toy.— By Proxy
In his application Peter Cooper states, "This invention is a suitable motor for hauling land-carriages It was one year before this that Stephenson in England had given an exhibition of his locomotive, the "Rocket," on a circular two-mile track in Manchester.— Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen

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