Devices
Devices noun - An inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase `left to your own devices'.
Both words in one sentence
- When the crew figure out what's going on, they destroy the devices, which are then never heard of again.
Source: Winds of Destiny, Change -
Force fields may explode when struck by lasers, but what exactly determines the yield of the resulting explosion is unknown and the devices are too expensive to experiment to figure it out.
Source: Barrier Warrior -
The Grim Reaper: Subverted; the figure all in black with the hourglass believes it's Death, but is actually a self-deluded minor entity who gets wiped out of existence by its own devices.
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