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devote

[dih-voht] / dɪˈvoʊt /


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In 1957, Hofmann closed his schools to devote himself entirely to painting.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

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

In Las Vegas, although F1 is the promoter and built the location from scratch, it was decided to devote the entire structure above the pits to the Paddock Club for corporate guests, to maximise income.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

I thought it strange, first on the obvious level of why a busy and ambitious politician would devote any amount of time to memorizing lists of people he’d never need to know.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee




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