devise

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In the soundtrack of his youth, Walter Thompson-Hernández and his friends liked to devise a game of escape.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026

Elevating one internal candidate also could spark an exodus by the others, putting pressure on the board to devise ways to retain Disney’s accomplished runners-up.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026

He also created Write Start: The Sam Heughan Creative Commission, an annual award at RCS to encourage students to devise new work.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026

In popular usage, it assumes the thing signified must be false, whereas people do conspire, and it is reasonable to devise theories about their schemes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

In addition, I must devise some means of handling M. Minkoff s latest effronteries.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole