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"contrived by" is a grammatically correct phrase and can be used in written English.
It means something that has been deliberately planned or created in a forced or artificial manner. Example: The elaborate party decorations were contrived by the event planner to impress the guests. In this sentence, "contrived by" is used to describe the actions of the event planner in creating the decorations. It suggests that the decorations were not naturally occurring, but instead were intentionally designed and arranged in a calculated manner.
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Few institutions contrived by man have endured so long.
The sophistication of the atmospheric effects contrived by the 25-year-old is remarkable.
Various types of strong hinge joints, easily contrived by an arthropod, also occur in vertebrates.
Is there no end to the scandals contrived by the Bush administration?
But this is not some scene contrived by an artist to break hearts.
Categories contrived by bureaucrats and politically correct committees can be confusing and skew the results.
Conversely, was this in fact a political conspiracy, contrived by his powerful enemies?
In practice, however, the Dīn-i Ilāhī functioned as a personality cult contrived by Akbar around his own person.
The authorities say the videos were contrived by the opposition and leaked to coincide with the election.
That shootout was now considered a murderous fiction contrived by ambitious men in the Indian security forces.
It is a dizzying pattern of coincidence contrived by the gods to sport with and punish these hubristic lovers.
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