designed

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It was designed to stop electricity from leaking as transistors shrink to microscopic levels, ultimately allowing chips to become smaller, faster, and more efficient.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

Trusts are designed to manage assets, distribute income, prevent beneficiaries from getting too much money at one time, and, in many cases, avoid probate and help plan for a beneficiary’s incapacity.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026

There was a room entirely designed by the artist Kenny Scharf, and it was covered in fake fur — in a club when smoking was still allowed!

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026

A second group received placebo pills but was told the pills contained active ingredients designed to improve well-being and physical function.

From Science Daily • Jun. 25, 2026

Burry also designed his fund to attract people who wanted to be long the stock market—who wanted to bet on stocks going up rather than stocks going down.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis