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[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

She also meets a scientist working to devise a simple diagnostic test that could help many women.

From BBC May 27, 2026

Over the pressure test of a seven-game series, defenses can study Harden’s go-to moves and devise counters.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 28, 2026

This revel is going to turn wilder, and with no new High Monarch on the throne, there is little holding any of the revelers back from any entertainment they can devise.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

He even devises a way to keep the goats corralled so that he doesn’t have to chase them down or use up his precious bullets and gunpowder.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

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

From BBC May 28, 2024

When other teachers begin to complain about having valuable items stolen in their lounge, she devises a trap.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 18, 2023

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

Japanese cities are experiencing "cruelly hot days", a new meteorological term devised this year to warn people of intense heat above 40C, with heatstroke alerts issued across almost the whole country.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

Law-student-turned-coxswain Maisie Dixon held a chain attached to the bank, a system devised to space out crews.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 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

A mother of three who's also devised a CSI summer camp for students, she notes "it can happen anywhere".

From BBC Jun. 20, 2026

Then, to keep from feeling guilty, Nhamo devised a method to protect her stores.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

It’s getting as much mileage as it can out of Murrell’s shopping spree, devising ever more elaborate graphics for readers to keep tabs on what Murrell bought with the stolen money.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

Two days after the rent-increase notice was delivered, the Kaplans and their supporters were devising a plan to fight back — if not to save Read Books, then to save other small businesses.

From Los Angeles Times May 21, 2026

It is a setup that Nicolas Jover, Arsenal's set-piece coach, would have noted before devising his own attacking plan.

From BBC Mar. 8, 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

The impression was of closeted boredom punctuated by contests and schemes—jumping between the beds, building a camp, half devising a board game, then giving up.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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