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devote

[dih-voht] / dɪˈvoʊt /


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Presumably he has more time to devote to “Minecraft.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

They were living in poverty—a choice McCarthy made to devote himself to his craft—but Lee didn’t think she needed much to be fulfilled.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Laredo, cut off from state funding for its Flock cameras, will ask voters for advice on whether to devote $1 million a year to keep 165 of the surveillance devices operating in city limits.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

It’s important to find a way to devote some money to rainy-day savings, but fighting credit-card debt should take priority over building a cash stockpile, many financial advisers said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

“We get sick all the time. We have to get shots before we go. My parents devote the better part of a suitcase to medicine.”

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

Mr. Daniels devotes the longest section of “Impatience Is a Virtue” to his election as governor of Indiana in 2004 and his two terms in that office.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

Todd Stankiewicz, chief investment officer of wealth manager Sykon Capital, said he devotes a significant amount of time to getting clients to consider alternatives to cash amid lackluster bond performance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

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

In “Atlas,” Natkiel skips that sequel, and devotes only two small maps to the whole first affair, due to its perceived insignificance and limited gains.

From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026

He goes out into the fields day after day, and under the blazing summer sun, devotes himself to his canvases.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

"He caught up quickly because he devoted his whole life to it, for every waking hour and then some."

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Once in office, Raman devoted much of her energy and efforts to the issues of housing and homelessness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Paying tribute, Ms Brabin's relatives said she was a "devoted and loving mother who lived for her children".

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

He demonstrates how, as Catherine grew older and more devoted to religion, the court fashioned parallel households for king and queen, which “accommodated their increasingly separate and different lives.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Katya and her devoted aircrew, navigator Klara Dubkova and gunner Tonya Khokhlova, all jumped out safe and sound!

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

Companies are devoting more time and resources than ever to figuring out how to give younger workers the clear, frequent direction they say they crave.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

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

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 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

With Farage no longer an MP and fighting his own by-election in Clacton in Essex - he is hamstrung when it comes to devoting as much time and energy to Greater Manchester.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 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




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