devised

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Refuge sites located out of “waves’ reach” were identified and validated by local authorities, and evacuation routes were devised using algorithms to find the fastest routes.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

By the way, we should give a shout-out to the law professors who devised and promoted shield laws—David Cohen, Rachel Rebouché, and Greer Donley.

From Slate • May 15, 2026

But the scenes she’s devised for these sympathetically difficult oddballs go nowhere.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

He devised complex stats that far better depicted a player’s value than the numbers on the back of a baseball card.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Like many other amateur code breakers, he challenged her to break some messages in a new system that he himself had devised.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield