devote
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Three years later in 1964, King left without a degree to devote full attention to her burgeoning tennis career.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
So much aspirational frugal cooking quietly assumes you have endless time, energy and executive function to devote to homemade bread, all-day braises and deeply involved kitchen projects.
From Salon • May 19, 2026
Amrik quit his job to devote more time to Rai's development on the course, with Dalvir - who is of Kenyan-Indian descent - working long hours to support things financially.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
She remarks that those who work eight hours a day Monday through Friday and sleep eight hours a night still have 72 hours each week to devote to other things.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
She mulled that over a few seconds, but she had to get to work on time and couldn’t devote her full energies to interrogating.
From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel
Vocabulary lists containing devote
Early Civilizations of India, Lessons 1–4
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Schooled
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Chapter 2: Exploring the Americas
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