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developing

[dih-vel-uh-ping] / dɪˈvɛl ə pɪŋ /


















NOUN
blossoming
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"Spaceflight is unforgiving, and developing new heavy-lift launch capability is extraordinarily difficult," he wrote on X.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Nasa Administrator Jared Isaacman responded to the latest setback on X: "Spaceflight is unforgiving, and developing new heavy-lift launch capability is extraordinarily difficult."

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Yale economist Robert Shiller is widely credited with developing much of the theory behind perpetual futures contracts back in the 1990s.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

Last month, Russia’s government announced that scientists are developing a gene-therapy treatment aimed at slowing cellular aging as part of “New Health Preservation Technologies,” Putin’s $26 billion longevity initiative.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

“Suit yourself. At least you’re developing some acting skills. In case you decide you don’t want to devote your whole life to math.”

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty




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