Devices
Devices noun - An inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase `left to your own devices'.
Holds
Both words in one sentence
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As with superlasers, it's official policy that the Trans-Galactic Republic neither utilizes or holds any such devices.
Source: Open Secret - Lotus-Eater Machine: The Positive Reinforcement Prison, one of the devices Mesothulas holds Prowl in, is designed to keep prisoners docile by giving them a fantasy based on their greatest wishes.
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Close Range Combatant: Close-quarters combat seems to be his gameplay specialty among the Achievement Hunters, as he regularly holds his own in Minecraft melee duels and usually dies to getting attacked from the side/behind him or dies to his own devices.
Source: Creator / Michael Jones
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