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devise

[dih-vahyz] / dɪˈvaɪz /


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"Diet holds great promise for controlling the microbiome and its outputs. But to devise effective therapeutic interventions, we need to understand what aspects of the diet control which microbial outputs."

From Science Daily Aug. 15, 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

It would devise a plan "with its associations and in close co-operation with other confederations" to make sure this "cannot occur again"

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

LAUSD’s action to devise new limits in April spurred interest in the issue across the nation, said Jodi Carreon, who co-runs the California chapter of the Distraction-Free Schools Policy Project, a leader in the movement.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 23, 2026

He went back to his room and desperately tried to devise a plan.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore

Moreton devises trades by feeding reams of weather data and historical prices into machine-learning models.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

Rose Njeri was detained on Friday after police raided her home in the capital, Nairobi, and seized electronic devises, activists said.

From BBC Jun. 2, 2025

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

When U.S. energy companies resisted investing at the speed and scale he wanted, his administration devised an extraordinary solution to turn his vision into reality: make the U.S. government itself an investor.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 30, 2026

We’re all familiar with the most famous those: Whitney Houston’s version of “I Will Always Love You,” a song Parton originally devised as a tribute to Porter Wagoner.

From Salon Aug. 29, 2026

Open Dialogue was first devised in the 1980s in Finland.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

Working with Venn, Woolley and Woodley, Zucker devised the show to include a rotating cast of clowns, and comedic performers from around the world, including L.A.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2026

A fell weapon, perchance, devised by the Dark Lord.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

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

The longtime dealmaker is credited with devising the playbook that helped make Kirkland & Ellis the biggest law firm in the world.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

Tuchel's team selections have been a mixture of tactical tinkering, working around injuries and managing minutes, as well as devising the formulas for England's progress.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

AllHere was best known for devising an automated system that could deliver messages to students and families that were individualized, but fell well short of what is commonly understood to be artificial intelligence.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 27, 2026

Because he was a blacksmith, Sequoyah began by devising an accounting system to help him keep track of his customers’ debts.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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