devise
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But studies show AI text detectors are often unreliable, generating false positives that can erode trust between instructors and students and forcing teachers to devise innovative methods to detect cheating and evaluate assignments.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
So I try to devise things that I think will amuse him.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
A former Trump administration official told ProPublica the group’s purpose was to strengthen the United States’ strategic position in Greenland and devise policies to bring the two closer.
From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026
Jung, the Korea Stockholders’ Alliance head, still wants regulators to delist the single-stock leveraged ETFs and devise rescue measures for individual investors who suffered deep losses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
From tears, milk, and blood, devise an elixir, and my handmaidens will attend you.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
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Mr. Fielder, unable to record their conversations, devises a droll workaround deploying his signature meta-comic style.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 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
Afterward, just before mandatory lights out, Gi-hun devises a plan.
From Salon ● Dec. 27, 2024
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
Down on the ground, he devises spectacles for the duke.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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Locked in a cat-and-mouse struggle, biology professor Timothy Paustian devised novel ways to catch students turning in chatbot-generated assignments.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
Rantzen also devised and presented Hearts of Gold, a programme that celebrated previously unknown people who had been responsible for good deeds.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Costume designer Colleen Atwood devised the ensemble, while Ed Cubberly created the famous fiberglass muzzle, deliberately leaving it uncoated to evoke the look of dried, taut skin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Dr. Henry Heimlich devised a new technique more than 50 years ago to stop people from choking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
I didn’t want to leave them alone together, but Mother needed help with the cooking, so I returned to the stove but devised small errands to bring me back to the table.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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After polling officials in 90 Florida cities and counties, researchers said the officials were already devising backup plans to put in effect if the amendment passes.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
Boeing said it was working with airlines on a procedure to allow pilots to re-enable the automated navigation feature if needed, and devising a software fix.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
The company said it was working with airlines on a procedure to allow pilots to re-enable the automated navigation feature if needed, and also devising a software fix.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Councils and mayors will play a leading role in devising local solutions with the areas with the biggest problem receiving the most support.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
They ate at a table set up on the lawn, savoring Alice’s turtle soup and mutton and devising compliments for the cook, who would never receive them.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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