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[dih-vahys] / dɪˈvaɪs /




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Some iPhone users could be eligible for a cash payment of $25 per device, which could increase to $95 per device depending on the number of claims submitted.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 22, 2026

The bed I would try was actually a “tachyon chamber,” a device that, the owner assured me over the phone, was even more like a real medbed than the one I’d seen online.

From Slate Sep. 22, 2026

Neutron features a distinct “Hungry Hippo” device to deploy satellites into space.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 22, 2026

The experiments showed that the device could stimulate nerve cells using both blue and red light.

From Science Daily Sep. 21, 2026

The detonating device was publication of a letter Jefferson had written in 1801 to Joseph Priestley, the English scientist and renowned critic of Christianity.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

A company spokesperson said Lineage was inquiring about potentially “safer” alternatives to the equipment’s rapid shutdown devices, which are designed to protect firefighters from shock but also have been linked to increased fire risk.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 23, 2026

Optical networking devices may generate far less heat but other components within a data centre are still making the local environment hot.

From BBC Sep. 22, 2026

When I travel, I’ll continue turning off my devices before takeoff.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 22, 2026

"This shows we can have incredibly fine-tuned control of sound, which might mean that devices that use sound as a fundamental technology can get much better," he said.

From Science Daily Sep. 22, 2026

They are inundated with music emitting from a wide array of electronic devices, toys, and computers offering a limitless number of musical selections.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin




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