come up with
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“But today, it’s just indifference and disappointment that, you know, our intelligence hasn’t been able to come up with anything.”
From Slate • Jul. 7, 2026
Many people come up with original business ideas, but selling them is a different story.
From MarketWatch • Jul. 6, 2026
"I certainly wouldn't have come up with that myself," he laughs when asked about his nickname.
From BBC • Jul. 3, 2026
Part of his team’s job is to come up with technologies that reinvent the way consumers use their products.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026
We’d made huge progress over the last few weeks, ever since I’d come up with our unique way of studying, but nothing could have prepared us for this.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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