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The composition is utterly still, devoid of human presence and enlivened only by fluttering harbor flags and the canvas’s scintillating pinpoints of color.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

Chelsea, a point further back, are devoid of momentum after four successive losses in all competitions.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Raman called the statement “unacceptably devoid of empathy for communities in Israel.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

Interacting with an accountant can make you feel uneasy if you grew up in a household devoid of money talk.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

The streets of Berlin, many of which were still lined with abandoned homes and devoid of pedestrians, provided Blake with the cover he needed to hand off such precious—and treacherous—cargo.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau