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[dih-vel-uhp] / dɪˈvɛl əp /






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“These operations differ widely from operations that occurred before, when immigration agents would actually investigate and develop articulable facts enough to have reasonable suspicion for the person that they were to stop,” Joachín said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

Ford has secured a contract with the Defense Department to develop a trio of truck prototypes, which will be based on its F-Series super-duty pickups.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

Also in 2023, engineering firm Hermann Ultraschall bought the rights to develop a patented ultrasonic paper sealing technology, a process which it likens to welding.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

Most smokers never develop lung cancer, while some people who have never smoked do.

From Science Daily Jul. 27, 2026

In 1972, in order to both develop and promote marine archaeology, Bass founded the Institute of Nautical Archaeology, the first organization of its kind in the world.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

These groups differ considerably in how often diabetes develops and how diabetes related complications progress.

From Science Daily Jul. 28, 2026

As the spell of hot weather develops across England and Wales, the lack of significant rain means dry ground and low soil moisture levels are likely to become an increasing concern.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

But when the characters become colleagues, an unlikely alliance develops and the book turns into a winning tale of male friendship.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

When it develops at a younger age, the disease tends to be more aggressive, raising the risk of devastating complications and cutting lives short, according to Diabetes UK.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

The evolution of a city is like the evolution of the brain: it develops from a small center and slowly grows and changes, leaving many old parts still functioning.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

First developed in the 1950s by British psychiatrist John Bowlby, attachment theory suggests that the bonds we form with early caregivers shape our expectations of relationships.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

Researchers at the University of Michigan have developed a semiconductor device that uses laser light to direct the movement of electrons without requiring an applied electric field or electrical power source.

From Science Daily Jul. 28, 2026

In his first police interview, Bush said he had developed a cash-flow problem because "people did not always pay," and he had debts of about £90,000.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

Since ELI began engaging with Chinese legal and environmental decision makers in the 1990s, the country’s greenhouse-gas emissions have increased—exceeding the rest of the developed world’s combined.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

But a lawsuit brought by more than four hundred sailors who were aboard the USS Ronald Reagan during the disaster alleged that they had developed cancer and other ailments as a result of their exposure.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

Researchers report that people assigned to Tübingen's type 2 diabetes risk cluster 5 continued to experience rising blood sugar, a sharp decline in insulin production, and a consistently elevated risk of developing diabetes.

From Science Daily Jul. 28, 2026

But that has fuelled concerns over overheating, and questions over when the eye-watering amounts ploughed into developing AI and building new data centres will reap returns.

From Barron's Jul. 28, 2026

GM is years into developing its own version of the infantry squad vehicle, dubbed the ISV-Heavy.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

Sometimes known as "Doctor Death", he became famous for developing a technique called plastination, by which fluids and fatty tissue in corpses are replaced by rubber and polymers.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

Emilika still slept in my room, though during the week she often stayed late at the photography shop, developing the film, sometimes breezing in only just before curfew.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron




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