devise
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A spirituality informed by pragmatism, so familiar to readers of Niebuhr, led him to devise the Christian realism that underpinned his vision of American global leadership.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Europe on its own can neither devise nor implement a plan for the territory.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026
In the soundtrack of his youth, Walter Thompson-Hernández and his friends liked to devise a game of escape.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026
That left executives working through the holidays to devise a complicated road back that wouldn’t alienate the players who had stayed all along.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
“In the execution of our duty, we try to treat each situation as unique and devise a plan that protects the safety of others and our own officers.”
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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