devise
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"Diet holds great promise for controlling the microbiome and its outputs. But to devise effective therapeutic interventions, we need to understand what aspects of the diet control which microbial outputs."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026
February 28: An FAA audit gives Boeing 90 days to devise a plan to significantly upgrade its quality control processes.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
Eventually he was going to devise a whole new sport of wheelchair tennis, introduce it to the world and see it played at Grand Slams and Paralympics.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
LAUSD’s action to devise new limits in April spurred interest in the issue across the nation, said Jodi Carreon, who co-runs the California chapter of the Distraction-Free Schools Policy Project, a leader in the movement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
From tears, milk, and blood, devise an elixir, and my handmaidens will attend you.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
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Moreton devises trades by feeding reams of weather data and historical prices into machine-learning models.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Rose Njeri was detained on Friday after police raided her home in the capital, Nairobi, and seized electronic devises, activists said.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2025
When other teachers begin to complain about having valuable items stolen in their lounge, she devises a trap.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2023
He said he has no problem sharing the carries with the Jets in whatever role coordinator Nathaniel Hackett devises for him in his offense.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 29, 2023
Down on the ground, he devises spectacles for the duke.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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To combat high dropout rates, the Foundation devised a buddy plan that incentivized children to stay in school by paying pairs of students $500 each if they graduated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
We’re all familiar with the most famous those: Whitney Houston’s version of “I Will Always Love You,” a song Parton originally devised as a tribute to Porter Wagoner.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026
Working with Venn, Woolley and Woodley, Zucker devised the show to include a rotating cast of clowns, and comedic performers from around the world, including L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Entertainment outlet Variety, citing insiders, said Ellison had devised a five-year plan to move the company from California, starting with its Los Angeles headquarters.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
I devised this scavenger hunt with the hope that anyone who made it to this point would appreciate my gift as the treasure it truly is and treat it as such.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
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These credentials are meant to help workers prove they have skills like devising effective prompts or using AI for business strategy.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
The longtime dealmaker is credited with devising the playbook that helped make Kirkland & Ellis the biggest law firm in the world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Barton builds up Mozart’s role, with emphasis on his home life, which he fills with discord and challenges of his own devising.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026
The Lib Dems said the new Department for Growth would have responsibility for setting taxes, devising growth strategy, deciding on strategic national infrastructure projects and setting rules on public spending.
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2026
The boys looked at it briefly, quickly lost interest in it and started up a four-man baseball game of their own devising.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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