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device

[dih-vahys] / dɪˈvaɪs /




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Mr. Spielberg keeps up a certain suspense via a shopworn device: withholding information known to the characters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Finally, look at the price and device coverage.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

While still early days, Melius Research analyst Ben Reitzes looks at Apple’s AI updates as long-term drivers of device upgrades and services growth.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Katz wrote in an email that the extra expense of around $2,000 per device were “cost prohibitive and detrimental to public safety.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

One of the best examples of this involved a new British coding device called a Pletts Cryptograph.

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




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