develop
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Leaders have to develop a mental framework that can help them weather frustrating periods, and Singh Cassidy said she has found tennis useful in that regard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
By making these hidden dynamics easier to study, the approach could help scientists develop a deeper understanding of strongly correlated matter and the complex behavior that emerges when many particles interact.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
I didn’t stop thinking about the situation and how I could use the experience to develop myself and grow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
“He had always planned to develop it and build a vacation home on it, but he never got around to it,” the guitarist recalled.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
“Even so, it’s important to develop our muscle memory.”
From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee
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As the brain develops, it leaves impressions on the surrounding bone, so those preserved structures can provide important evidence about the way an extinct animal processed information from its surroundings.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
These are likely to be updated by the UK Health Security Agency in the coming days as a widespread heatwave develops.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Pulling out corks at 30,000 feet is part of the job for Franks, who develops wines to serve on flights.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
He heads a unit that operates the kind of ground drones that Trotsenko develops in his garage.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
“Basically, there’s not much to do now, the way I see it, sir. Just lay low and see what develops, is my motto.”
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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And they seem to have developed telekinetic powers and are now communicating with their cats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Zhu also developed a reputation as a hard-nosed opponent of corruption, which he once described as one of China's most pressing problems.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
Monovalent childhood vaccines aren’t available in the U.S., or in most other developed countries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Within each lineage, newly evolved enzymes gradually replaced the inorganic catalysts supplied by the environment where metabolism had first developed.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
As it developed, they had nothing to fear though: Bobby lost every game that night.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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In her math classes, Chacon is developing a growing cadre of high achievers in a student population that comes almost entirely from high-poverty families.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
It is also clear from his expression a partnership with skipper Bruno Fernandes is developing.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Rather than concentrating primarily on how alloys resist corrosion under ordinary conditions, Huang's group has focused on developing materials that remain stable at much higher electrical potentials.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
Already on the market is electric-vehicle maker Tesla, which is developing the Optimus humanoid robot.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
Only in this larger context can the child focus on developing their musical ability.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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