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developer

[dih-vel-uh-per] / dɪˈvɛl ə pər /
NOUN
real estate developer
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Night School was the first game developer Netflix purchased in 2021 as it expanded into gaming.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

In June, Marubeni acquired Dallas-based natural-gas developer EagleRidge Energy II to expand its natural-gas business and meet growing demand for electricity from artificial-intelligence data centers, Omoto said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

The private-equity firm, alongside Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, completed its acquisition of videogame developer Electronic Arts earlier this month via a $55 billion leveraged buyout.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

Tencent, which owns the developer of popular eSports titles including "League of Legends", has sizeable operations in other areas from cloud computing to entertainment.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

Its developer was Ernest Lawrence, who had shared his boyhood fascination with electric gadgetry with Merle Tuve, his schoolmate and friend from across the street in a compact South Dakota town named Canton.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

When it was unveiled by Chinese developers in 2016, the $100bn mega-project was pitched as "a dream paradise for all mankind": a special financial zone that could house some 700,000 residents.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

Open-source software projects are the product of a community of developers and open for the world to see.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

Zuckerberg also argues for allowing distillation, a controversial practice whereby developers query competing models to copy what they know.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

Thirsty Beijingers have another option: free AI for customers at AGI Bar, which opened last summer as a hub for developers, founders and investors.

From Barron's Aug. 10, 2026

Later on, developers realized how valuable the land was, sitting right on the river, with easy access to the city.

From "Monday's Not Coming" by Tiffany D. Jackson




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