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As the economy became increasingly unstable and demanded that moviegoers and television aficionados devote more time to their jobs, the average viewer naturally had less bandwidth for their cultural hobbies.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

When mTORC1 becomes excessively active, muscle cells may devote too much attention to producing proteins while failing to clear away damaged ones.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

The U.S. push to devote more military resources to the Arctic is colliding with competing demands elsewhere.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

However, getting older prompted him to take a closer look at his priorities—and reconsider just how much of his life he wants to devote to work.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

The advent of cooking enabled humans to eat more kinds of food, to devote less time to eating, and to make do with smaller teeth and shorter intestines.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

Strangely, Patterson, an Emmy-nominated TV writer, devotes more attention to the plot than to the play’s psychology.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

OJM devotes a considerable share of its content to Costco-related high-jinks, and even hosted a chicken-eating contest that drew hundreds of strangers to a sidewalk in Park Slope last month.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

Elle knows this because she studies fashion magazines with the same riveted attention she devotes to preparing for the LSATs, so she can score the 179 she needs to qualify for admission consideration.

From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2026

But as funding from cap-and-invest and the climate bond dwindle, the state must increasingly turn to Cal Fire, which devotes only a small portion of its budget to mitigation work.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2026

California is virtually alone among the states in having a formal program in biological control, and many states have not even one entomologist who devotes full time to it.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

Anthropic, the big artificial intelligence lab, wants everyone to understand that it’s deeply devoted to developing advanced AI “for the benefit of humanity.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Brand told the court: "My entire life has been consumed by these allegations," adding that he had "devoted myself to these matters".

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

Other disappointments have been curatorial, like an early show devoted to the work of the filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar that was as banal as could be.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

Media Matters tallied at least five hours and 18 minutes of network airtime devoted to the unrest between Saturday and Wednesday morning.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

It is not uncommon to find college-level music theory courses that are largely devoted to harmonic analysis and its relationship to musical forms.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

After devoting years to the problem, Schlamminger says he is ready to hand the challenge to others.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

Mr. Gupta advises devoting the first year to an athletic activity, to fortify one’s physical foundation, and the second to a creative one.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

"Celebrities are voting for the Greek summer!" public broadcaster ERT said on Friday, devoting a report to these stars from across the Atlantic.

From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026

Universal Studios Hollywood has been proactive with Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift, devoting a website to just how silent and unobtrusive its groundbreaking coaster would be.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

She had an extra hour daily which she was devoting to the novel she was writing to prove to Miss Garnder, the new English teacher, that she did know about beauty.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith