devoted
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"Joanne's love for her child was boundless, and the centre of her world. She was a devoted and loving mother," they said.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
It evidently alarmed forces within the chamber and the city that so much land would be devoted to public use and the public purse, not private profit.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
The color is murky, the composition undeveloped, the foreground possibilities unutilized; often some element in the middle or remote distance is rendered in devoted detail to the disparagement of everything else.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
Carlson said the loss of his mother, who devoted herself to supporting him, was an "unbelievable nightmare".
From BBC • May 1, 2026
The next day was as fine as its predecessor: it was devoted by the party to an excursion to some site in the neighbourhood.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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