devise

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Ali Shamkhani led Iran’s Defense Council, a body created in August 2025 after the June war to help devise military wartime strategy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

Ozymandias, who previously worked in the local theater world, is focusing primarily on the Witch’s Cottage at the moment, helping to devise recipes and ensure the bakery can accommodate as many dietary restrictions as possible.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

In the soundtrack of his youth, Walter Thompson-Hernández and his friends liked to devise a game of escape.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026

That left executives working through the holidays to devise a complicated road back that wouldn’t alienate the players who had stayed all along.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

Given a writing system that works well for one language, how do you devise a system for a different language?

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond