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devise

[dih-vahyz] / dɪˈvaɪz /


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She also meets a scientist working to devise a simple diagnostic test that could help many women.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Gupta also says that scammers closely track people's online behaviour and use the information to select victims and devise scams that will get them to take the bait.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Instead, the governor’s office said city officials would need to devise a new system to value these second homes in phase two.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

A more expensive fiasco would be hard to devise.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Wiser now, Ben had told his mother that he would disappear for the day if she did not devise a plan to keep the colonel out of the maelstrom of this ill-omened day.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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