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[dih-vel-uhp] / dɪˈvɛl əp /






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President Trump in March signed an executive order emphasizing “truthful advertising” and suggesting that the FTC require e-commerce sellers to develop formal processes for verifying third-party sellers’ country-of-origin claims.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

Approximately 90 percent of mesothelioma patients develop pleural effusions.

From Science Daily Sep. 17, 2026

The Mediterranean Sea absorbs heat during summer, increasing evaporation and contributing to heavier rainfall when storms develop.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

That report recommended keeping the SAT and ACT in place until UC could develop its own admissions test, an idea UC later concluded was too difficult and costly.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2026

Pneumococcal pneumonia after influenza infection—the epidemic within the epidemic—was of such concern that the ministry had deployed teams of scientists to study the bacterium and develop a vaccine against it.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

These differences help explain why one person may remain relatively healthy and resilient later in life while another develops age-related health problems earlier.

From Science Daily Sep. 16, 2026

Legend develops and sells Carvykti with Johnson & Johnson as part of a 2017 deal in which the companies split profits equally outside China, while Legend keeps 70% of profits inside China.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

The threat of catastrophic danger as artificial intelligence develops at high speed has sparked a global debate on how it should be regulated.

From Barron's Sep. 15, 2026

Many countries, including the UK, have sought to regulate AI through existing laws rather than legislate - amid concern it could quickly date as AI develops.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

Fourteen days after the accident, Phineas develops a huge abscess under the skin just above his eyes.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

The experimental treatment developed by RS Oncology grew out of discoveries made at UVM.

From Science Daily Sep. 17, 2026

Crusoe initially developed eight buildings there for Oracle, which rents the computing capacity to OpenAI.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

New analysis techniques developed in recent years have provided strong evidence that theropods like T. rex, velociraptors and other two-legged dinosaurs were endothermic animals like mammals and birds, rather than cold-blooded, or exothermic, like reptiles.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

By the time that person turns 65, they will have nearly $1.6 million in home equity and no monthly mortgage payment, according to a calculator developed by Zandi.

From MarketWatch Sep. 16, 2026

The beginning of the 20th century was an exciting time for music education, with several significant instructional methods being developed and taking hold.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

To overcome U.S. barriers, Huawei is developing alternative chip designs, bundling chips into massive clusters, and improving data transmission.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

That property could make pigmented rice useful in developing foods intended to support heart health, improve blood sugar management, and lower the risk of lifestyle-related conditions such as type 2 diabetes.

From Science Daily Sep. 17, 2026

A transplant increases the risk of infection because of the medication patients need to take following the procedure, and complications led to Karen developing kidney failure.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2026

Sheindlin previously mentioned that she now plans to focus on other endeavors, such as developing “Judyverse,” an adult animated series based on the viral “Baby Judge Judy” videos made with AI.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

In the 1970s, Goldman got involved with a group of mathematicians who were very interested in developing statistical rules for telling apart things like subatomic particles.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell




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