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devote

[dih-voht] / dɪˈvoʊt /


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Three years later in 1964, King left without a degree to devote full attention to her burgeoning tennis career.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

So much aspirational frugal cooking quietly assumes you have endless time, energy and executive function to devote to homemade bread, all-day braises and deeply involved kitchen projects.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

Then there are potential contractual clashes, and the lack of time available to devote to doing something like this properly.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

She remarks that those who work eight hours a day Monday through Friday and sleep eight hours a night still have 72 hours each week to devote to other things.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

He wished Ron and Hermione both luck, then turned and climbed the marble staircase again, determined, whatever Hermione said, to devote an hour or two to the Room of Requirement.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling




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