devised
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Except the library had devised a vastly superior arrangement: There was nothing I had to purchase in order to qualify.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
Open Dialogue was first devised in the 1980s in Finland.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Working with Venn, Woolley and Woodley, Zucker devised the show to include a rotating cast of clowns, and comedic performers from around the world, including L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
The Security Council straw poll was devised in the early 1980s in an attempt to break a deadlock between two candidates shut down by vetoes.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
My mother and Mrs. Bircz had devised a strategy they hoped would protect us.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
