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devise

[dih-vahyz] / dɪˈvaɪz /


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Eventually he was going to devise a whole new sport of wheelchair tennis, introduce it to the world and see it played at Grand Slams and Paralympics.

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

LAUSD’s action to devise new limits in April spurred interest in the issue across the nation, said Jodi Carreon, who co-runs the California chapter of the Distraction-Free Schools Policy Project, a leader in the movement.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 23, 2026

Gupta also says that scammers closely track people's online behaviour and use the information to select victims and devise scams that will get them to take the bait.

From BBC May 18, 2026

We have yet to devise an appropriate remedy for today’s distortion of our constitutional design.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 28, 2026

He went back to his room and desperately tried to devise a plan.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore

Afterward, just before mandatory lights out, Gi-hun devises a plan.

From Salon Dec. 27, 2024

He oversees training, takes charge of set-piece routines and devises certain patterns of play.

From BBC May 28, 2024

She devises a way to beam them better, and gets an answer back, though not the answer anyone would expect.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 20, 2024

He said he has no problem sharing the carries with the Jets in whatever role coordinator Nathaniel Hackett devises for him in his offense.

From Seattle Times Aug. 29, 2023

He had joined the ranks of those ‘overcome with the incredible delight conceived of their own devises and inventions’.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Their pedigree, along with a story concept Cregger and Duffield devised over a weekend, quickly made Siren Head the subject of a multistudio bidding war.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

The researchers devised a market-beating strategy for exploiting this discovery, buying those stocks that their LLM suggested would rise as the market fully discounted the pure news, and shorting stocks the model projected would fall.

From MarketWatch Jul. 4, 2026

The pair devised an instrument they called Tonto, a 12-foot-long collection of synthesizer modules connected by cables—“the finest of Rube Goldberg machines.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

But when the additional request for color came during prep, a new visual strategy and workflow were devised to accommodate both formats simultaneously.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

Late in the eighteenth century, a German doctor, Franz Mesmer, had devised a system that cured illnesses by putting people into trances.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Independence required Americans to believe in the risky project of devising a new, republican constitution.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

AllHere was best known for devising an automated system that could deliver messages to students and families that were individualized, but fell well short of what is commonly understood to be artificial intelligence.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 27, 2026

The Lib Dems said the new Department for Growth would have responsibility for setting taxes, devising growth strategy, deciding on strategic national infrastructure projects and setting rules on public spending.

From BBC Feb. 11, 2026

As a result, the company must set itself apart by devising new routes of drug delivery or dosing schedules that are more manageable for patients.

From Barron's Feb. 3, 2026

Dany had refused to compensate any of the Great Masters for the value of their slaves, but the Meereenese kept devising other ways to squeeze coin from her.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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