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dedicate

[ded-i-kayt, ded-i-kit] / ˈdɛd ɪˌkeɪt, ˈdɛd ɪ kɪt /




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I came to the conclusion that in my next job, if I got one, I would dedicate myself to a more manageable lifestyle and put my own fitness first.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

"I will dedicate 24 hours a day to making this country into the country everyone dreams of," he added.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

The repeated assertions at the top of the prospectus that “our co-founders have each pledged to dedicate 80% of their personal equity in Anthropic to philanthropic causes” are effectively meaningless.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

But when universities directly pay athletes to play, those students have an incentive to dedicate time and energy to their sports and neglect their studies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

It wasn’t so much that I wanted to tell her that I had won, but instead I wanted to thank her and dedicate the whole night to her.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers

Bouncing between Dallas and New York City as she pursues a writing career, she dedicates seemingly boundless energy and emotion to men who are unsuitable, unavailable or both.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

Sporting a baseball cap and brandishing his smartphone like a weapon, Mordechai David dedicates his time to filming people against their will.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

According to chief curator Joes Segal, the exhibition dedicates two sections to authoritarianism — one to the cult of personality and the other to the act of resistance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

And nothing tells you you're part of something so difficult and profound more, than when the champion dedicates his win to a team-mate who lost his life on the cobbles eight years ago.

From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026

He bows his head, summons real tears, and dedicates the performance to Lucinda, whose great and absolute selflessness is the only reason we are able to continue in the face of our loss.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

"Energy is the foundation of everything - people's lives, the state. Nothing can function without it. I've dedicated my entire life to this".

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

After its launch, Nvidia became the first company entirely dedicated to graphics processors, hoping to ride the video games wave as they started to feature more sophisticated animation and 3D graphics.

From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026

It was amazing to watch Anthony from the other side of that ring and the way he lost himself in Stallone and dedicated every moment; the attention to detail.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026

They are the first set of dedicated works that show what an organizational mind can bring to the music.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

Though Daniel Underhill, George Willets, and others were dedicated believers, some of the guests were experiencing the spirits for the first time.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

The campaign is dedicating $4 million to spread the ad far and wide.

From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2026

To learn more about dedicating a bench to memorialize your pet, contact your city’s parks and recreation department or local shelter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

Software providers are dedicating more resources to this puzzle, and some are initiating new roles to meet the task at hand.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026

That means dedicating less mindshare to big software licensing deals and more to consumption-based software deals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

I should be dedicating my life to solving the unsolvable problems of mathematics, like the Riemann hypothesis or the Hodge conjecture.

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty


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