devise
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Whether they tweak conventional wisdom or devise an entirely new way to pick stocks, the key is adopting a screening method that works — and then sticking with it.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 7, 2026
So I try to devise things that I think will amuse him.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
If such a panel could devise a settlement lawmakers would be prepared to risk voting for, lawmakers already would have crafted such an agreement themselves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
February 28: An FAA audit gives Boeing 90 days to devise a plan to significantly upgrade its quality control processes.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
I try to devise some way to help her.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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He even devises a way to keep the goats corralled so that he doesn’t have to chase them down or use up his precious bullets and gunpowder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
He oversees training, takes charge of set-piece routines and devises certain patterns of play.
From BBC ● May 28, 2024
She devises a way to beam them better, and gets an answer back, though not the answer anyone would expect.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2024
He said he has no problem sharing the carries with the Jets in whatever role coordinator Nathaniel Hackett devises for him in his offense.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 29, 2023
Down on the ground, he devises spectacles for the duke.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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At the time of the ball-tampering controversy, Smith explained it was devised by the "leadership group" of the Australian team on the third day of the third Test in Cape Town.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Elements Gehry devised to set it apart are already visible, as construction on the $337-million addition to the Colburn School of Performing Arts reveals details the architect conceived years ago.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Locked in a cat-and-mouse struggle, biology professor Timothy Paustian devised novel ways to catch students turning in chatbot-generated assignments.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
He devised policy recommendations “for Ukraine’s postwar reconstruction” as a visiting fellow at the conservative Heritage Foundation, his LinkedIn profile says.
From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026
The IAT was devised by Anthony G. Greenwald, Mahzarin Banaji, and Brian Nosck, and it is based on a seemingly obvious—but nonetheless quite profound—observation.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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A juicy plot-thickener here: The three credit bureaus created and own VantageScore, devising it as a way to pay less for credit scores.
From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2026
Internal testing determined that the forthcoming model, called Astra, is capable of devising and executing novel hacks against difficult targets with only limited human input, OpenAI said Tuesday in a blog post.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Councils and mayors will play a leading role in devising local solutions with the areas with the biggest problem receiving the most support.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
These credentials are meant to help workers prove they have skills like devising effective prompts or using AI for business strategy.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
I therefore set about devising a better mathematical treatment, which I described at an informal seminar in Oxford at the end of November 1973.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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