devote
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Turner announced his departure from his post at Time Warner in 2003 to devote his energy to his other interests.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
He would also hold two moonshot pay packages, which corporate-governance experts warn could motivate him to devote most of his time and energy to whichever seems most likely to pay off.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
The host of that documentary, Steven Emerson, was a former CNN reporter who left the network to devote his career to researching Islamic terrorism.
From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026
Jane Street’s equity investment also provides another source of capital for CoreWeave, which is slated to devote as much as $35 billion toward capital expenditures in 2026.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
It was soon after this trip that Lyell decided to abandon a career in law and devote himself to geology full-time.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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Vocabulary lists containing devote
Early Civilizations of India, Lessons 1–4
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Chapter 2: Exploring the Americas
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