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Presumably he has more time to devote to “Minecraft.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

They were living in poverty—a choice McCarthy made to devote himself to his craft—but Lee didn’t think she needed much to be fulfilled.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Laredo, cut off from state funding for its Flock cameras, will ask voters for advice on whether to devote $1 million a year to keep 165 of the surveillance devices operating in city limits.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

In 2023, Evans explained his decision to step away from the franchise, saying he would “never say never” about returning but wanted to devote less of his life to acting.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

I need to have something besides a husband and children to devote myself to!

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

Todd Stankiewicz, chief investment officer of wealth manager Sykon Capital, said he devotes a significant amount of time to getting clients to consider alternatives to cash amid lackluster bond performance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Strangely, Patterson, an Emmy-nominated TV writer, devotes more attention to the plot than to the play’s psychology.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

Ms. Willetts devotes nearly an entire chapter—ostensibly on postwar nightlife in Las Vegas and Havana—to Frank Sinatra, head of America’s Rat Pack of lounge crooners and the “kingpin of ‘gentlemanly’ debauchery.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

In “Atlas,” Natkiel skips that sequel, and devotes only two small maps to the whole first affair, due to its perceived insignificance and limited gains.

From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026

Evans’s is a talent so exceptional that Oliver Sacks, in An Anthropologist on Mars, devotes a passage to him in a chapter on autistic savants–quickly adding that "there is no suggestion that he is autistic."

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

The area devoted to paprika peaked at 13,029 hectares in 1979 and had fallen to 1,410 hectares by 2024, according to official statistics.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

Steinbeck never points to a definitive incitement to explain her behavior, instead writing, “I believe there are monsters born in the world to human parents” to open a chapter devoted to Cathy’s backstory.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

Once in office, Raman devoted much of her energy and efforts to the issues of housing and homelessness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

We also found disapproval of Flock circulating in otherwise apolitical communities on TikTok, like those primarily devoted to cars and pop culture.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

He devoted a full two months to revising Washington’s draft, amplifying Madison’s earlier account of the need to rise above party differences and rally behind the elected representatives of the national government.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

The user is shown devoting her free time to chopping vegetables for said party.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

"Additionally, some trade unions are devoting energy to local consultations to mitigate the impact on those colleagues in detriment – focussing on providing specific solutions."

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

After devoting years to the problem, Schlamminger says he is ready to hand the challenge to others.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

The early stage venture-capital firm is devoting a bigger chunk of its focus into the growing defense tech space nationally.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

Burt was right when he praised Nemur and Strauss for devoting themselves to something important and uncertain rather than to something insignificant and safe.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes