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Devoting even a fraction of the company’s capacity to measuring crop health, he reasons, could save farmers a lot of water and benefit food security—a payoff for time spent scanning the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Devoting the majority of his speech to his government's macroeconomic successes over the past two years, particularly in combating inflation, Milei said he wanted to press his reforms further.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

Devoting more money to capital expenditures is forcing the hyperscalers to cut back on returning capital to investors.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 10, 2026

"Don't need the cash. Devoting myself to Mars and Earth. Possession just weigh you down," he wrote.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025

Devoting his life to works of the flesh, a man busies himself with actions depending on temporary causes outside himself.

From The Kingdom of God Is Within You by Garnett, Constance