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News organizations devote way less space to mergers, acquisitions or spinoffs involving toilet paper, paint or breakfast cereal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

Meta plans to devote up to $145 billion toward capital expenditures this year.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026

When the time came to decide which sport to devote his abundant talent to, tennis won through – but the decision was not without a personal cost.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

Thanks to the unprecedented influx of cash from SpaceX's IPO, the company will nonetheless have plenty of resources to devote to the project and others.

From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026

Indeed, they are wise and right to ignore it and devote themselves to other subjects.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

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

None shines brighter than the “Wellfleet Oysterman,” to whom Thoreau devotes an entire glorious chapter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

In all, he said, he devotes four to five hours a day to his one-man enterprise.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2026

Citrini also devotes space to the “literal picks and shovels”— companies that will benefit from the capex wave that’s coming as in-demand mining companies will need to replace equipment and invest in exploration.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 12, 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

"Lindsey understood that the security of Israel and America are inseparable. He devoted his life to defending America, strengthening our alliance and standing up for the free world," Netanyahu said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026

Because the booster does not need to reserve propellant for landing, more of its fuel can be devoted to reaching orbit.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026

Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey described Widdecombe as "a woman of deep faith who devoted her life to public service. The idea that she could have been murdered is truly horrifying".

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

“He was a terrific manager devoted to the readers of the paper, specifically in how the paper presented the news on Page 1,” former Times National Editor Roger Smith said Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

Boyle and Newton devoted an enormous amount of effort to alchemical researches.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Plus, devoting a day to taking care of business can be good for your finances.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

According to biographer William J. Simmons, Woods was uninterested in saloons, instead devoting himself to studying an emerging technology—electricity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026

"The resources Meta is devoting to blocking these ads would be better spent improving user safety through functional tools to reduce problematic use and to detect and remove users under age 13," she added.

From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026

In late March, the Times followed up the story by devoting a full episode of its flagship podcast, The Daily, to Clavicular and his community.

From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2026

“But, in spite of all her friends’ urgency, and her own wish of seeing Ireland, Miss Fairfax prefers devoting the time to you and Mrs. Bates?”

From "Emma" by Jane Austen