devised

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One of best-known of those models is named for the three Federal Reserve economists who devised it: Kathryn Holston, Thomas Laubach and John Williams.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

The series of five workshops were devised for families and professionals, including one held online, coordinated by Wrexham University's diversity, equality and inclusion project lead Yasmin Washbrook.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

U.S. special operations forces have devised plans for seizing the nuclear weapons, facilities, and materials of many hostile or turbulent countries.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

In the 17th century, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz devised an unsuccessful scheme to turn Aristotle’s system of logic into arithmetic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Then, to keep from feeling guilty, Nhamo devised a method to protect her stores.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer