R & D

Example Sentences

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Traditionally, global companies chased the “smile curve,” where profits concentrate in R&D and design at the start and branding and distribution at the end.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Exactly how much is being spent on R&D, funding projects like Starship—the largest rocket ever built by humans—is unclear.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

"Our R&D teams are working on various projects in the defence sector, while also seeking civilian applications in each case," added Renault.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

The R&D organization had an outsize influence on 20th-century technologies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Blew through all their capital on R&D, didn't have anything left to productize their tech with.

From Eastern Standard Tribe by Doctorow, Cory