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devote

[dih-voht] / dɪˈvoʊt /


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Perhaps EDW should devote some of its largesse to helicopter leasing going forward.

From Slate ● Nov. 14, 2026

Those fast-rising healthcare costs mean companies have less money to devote to raises for employees.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026

And unbeaten JSerra certainly pulled off the feat by getting three-sport standout Kai Beary to devote time to flag football.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

As the economy became increasingly unstable and demanded that moviegoers and television aficionados devote more time to their jobs, the average viewer naturally had less bandwidth for their cultural hobbies.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

He had schoolkids sign pledges to turn off the TV and devote two hours to their homework each night.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

He devotes much of the book to how he got his stories—not just the names of his sources, but how he persuaded them to be sources.

From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026

Anthropic's roughly 400-page filing devotes more than 90 pages to risks, including those facing an industry that has seen a string of reports in recent months of AI systems behaving in unexpected and harmful ways.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

Veering away from politics, the Daily Star devotes its front page to a story that leads with "Jamie Carragher has apologised for 'clumsy language' after the owners threatened legal action".

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

Todd Stankiewicz, chief investment officer of wealth manager Sykon Capital, said he devotes a significant amount of time to getting clients to consider alternatives to cash amid lackluster bond performance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

He devotes a large part of his time to reading about color.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

She said the mother-of-three was "devoted" to her family and a "very proud grandmother of seven".

From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026

Most Senate floor time will be devoted to this.

From Slate ● Nov. 14, 2026

"I thought he had the persona of a devoted husband, and it turns out he's kind of a scumbag," Ivan Liang, 28, told AFP during his lunch break on Friday.

From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026

Laura Gallacher, Brand’s wife since 2017 and mother of their three children, testified on the actor’s behalf, describing him as a devoted father.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

They were old and they were devoted to him.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

After devoting years to the problem, Schlamminger says he is ready to hand the challenge to others.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

The early stage venture-capital firm is devoting a bigger chunk of its focus into the growing defense tech space nationally.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

"Celebrities are voting for the Greek summer!" public broadcaster ERT said on Friday, devoting a report to these stars from across the Atlantic.

From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026

Universal Studios Hollywood has been proactive with Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift, devoting a website to just how silent and unobtrusive its groundbreaking coaster would be.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

Fortunately, going to the movies seems to suddenly qualify as an intellectual accomplishment, on a par with reading a book or devoting time to serious thought.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris


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