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[dih-vahys] / dɪˈvaɪs /




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For example, engineers who want to create a longer signal delay or work with a different frequency range often need to design and manufacture an entirely new photonic device.

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

What device you use for a job interview could signal to a recruiter how you’d adapt to the environment and culture you are seeking to enter.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

Burke, according to prosecutors, paid another teenager $1,000 to bring Hernandez a new device so they could stay in touch.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

Donna, 56, now requires her large bowel to be removed because of her vaginal mesh medical device, which was removed after she felt it cutting into her.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

The walls are covered, top to bottom, with shelves of all sizes, crowded with what appear to be radios, clocks, tubes, small motors, and every mechanical device you could imagine— and some you couldn’t.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

The sleek, futuristic-looking, white and yellow vehicle boasts solar panels on the roof that power its engine but also medical devices from x-ray machines to defibrillators.

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

Using a phone instead of a laptop to take a job interview is not only a sign of a shift in workplace culture, it’s also emblematic of Gen Z’s relationship with devices.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

The next day, one of the deputies took the grenade to the department’s Biscailuz Regional Training Center, where live explosive devices are prohibited, the lawsuit said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 19, 2026

Those and other personal devices have lithium-ion batteries, which are prone to bursting into flames when they malfunction or overheat.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

“Our method will be as our mood suits us. Sans incendiary devices, of course. Now please start choosing people so we may begin.”

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman




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