devise
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A spirituality informed by pragmatism, so familiar to readers of Niebuhr, led him to devise the Christian realism that underpinned his vision of American global leadership.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Among other things, students devise lifestyles, budgets and investing strategies for several phases of adulthood—especially between ages 18 and 35.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026
In the soundtrack of his youth, Walter Thompson-Hernández and his friends liked to devise a game of escape.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026
Though the platform helped TerraSafe devise promising candidates, the company decided to end the effort to save money and focus on its main product line.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026
We’d have to devise other ways to stay warm.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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