devised
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When the Secret Service devised a plan to transport Bill Clinton from India to Pakistan in 2000, it was similar to the plan that Trump employed on July 8.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
Entertainment outlet Variety, citing insiders, said Ellison had devised a five-year plan to move the company from California, starting with its Los Angeles headquarters.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
It is a judge-made rule of caution that the justices devised themselves.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026
Back at Paultons Park the zoo had devised miniature vases designed to keep the stems alive while preventing any newly hatched nymphs from falling into water.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
The scam they devised at the dining hall to score free breakfasts.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
