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contrivance

[kuhn-trahy-vuhns] / kənˈtraɪ vəns /




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And when the star is a legend on the level of Reiner, the contrivance can be even riskier.

From Salon • Dec. 21, 2025

Someone makes a jokey reference to the cartoon contrivance of “Scooby-Doo,” and the comparison is brutally apt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

Most market meltdowns have been triggered by some unique new financial contrivance.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2025

Yet for all the contrivance, this match-up comes draped in the language of legacy.

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2025

To mount this argument he needs not just a complex contrivance but one which is in continuous movement.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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