devised
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British police devised the first criminal identification record of distinctive marks, and, in France, Alphonse Bertillon developed a system of anthropometry, or measuring and cataloging physical characteristics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
At a meeting of Fifa's Council last week, Infantino apologised for his World Cup sell-off plan, but failed to offer a full explanation for how the proposal was devised.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
Elements Gehry devised to set it apart are already visible, as construction on the $337-million addition to the Colburn School of Performing Arts reveals details the architect conceived years ago.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Locked in a cat-and-mouse struggle, biology professor Timothy Paustian devised novel ways to catch students turning in chatbot-generated assignments.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
It was a family joke, a line devised by their father which usually made strangers laugh when they put the question.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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