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devote

[dih-voht] / dɪˈvoʊt /


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When mTORC1 becomes excessively active, muscle cells may devote too much attention to producing proteins while failing to clear away damaged ones.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

By the time he wound up at Columbia University in 1939, studying library science, he was determined to devote his life to books.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Presumably he has more time to devote to “Minecraft.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Laredo, cut off from state funding for its Flock cameras, will ask voters for advice on whether to devote $1 million a year to keep 165 of the surveillance devices operating in city limits.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

There, in the forest at the edge of town, he decided to devote his life to an ambitious anthropological experiment.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

The Museum of Sonoma County devotes an exhibition to the couple’s 1976 work, an audacious effort that stretched across nearly 25 miles of Northern California.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Mr. Magnason devotes many moments to his family members, specifically his grandparents who were human links to old ways and old times.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

Strangely, Patterson, an Emmy-nominated TV writer, devotes more attention to the plot than to the play’s psychology.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

In “Atlas,” Natkiel skips that sequel, and devotes only two small maps to the whole first affair, due to its perceived insignificance and limited gains.

From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026

Once again, she devotes herself to sitting on the steps waiting for Pa’s return.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

Jackie amassed millions of devoted fans thanks to a nonstop livestream of the aerie overlooking Big Bear Lake she shared with mate Shadow.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

“This kind of violence is unacceptable in San Francisco, and we devoted significant resources to holding the perpetrators of this incident accountable,” San Francisco Police Chief Derrick Lew said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

Despite its widespread use, scientists have devoted relatively little attention to its potential effects on the liver compared with other types of microplastics.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

In 2004, a Dutch scholar named Anthony van Raan published an article in Scientometrics, a journal devoted to the science of quantifying the impact of science.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

She had devoted herself to the Arbeiter-Zeitung, a German-language worker’s paper infamous for its role in the Haymarket Bombing.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

After devoting years to the problem, Schlamminger says he is ready to hand the challenge to others.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

The early stage venture-capital firm is devoting a bigger chunk of its focus into the growing defense tech space nationally.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

"Celebrities are voting for the Greek summer!" public broadcaster ERT said on Friday, devoting a report to these stars from across the Atlantic.

From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026

Universal Studios Hollywood has been proactive with Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift, devoting a website to just how silent and unobtrusive its groundbreaking coaster would be.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

Then, still devoting most of my mind to the protection of my candle, I muttered a binding between my candle and his.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss


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