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development

[dih-vel-uhp-muhnt] / dɪˈvɛl əp mənt /




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That park, Dollywood, has become a destination attraction and has spurred development in the Great Smoky Mountains region.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

This, Herder said, could slow the development and deployment of new vaccines.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

"It's about them being able to see the end game and being able to work back from there. Part of our development plan as a school is raising aspirations for students," Nelson says.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

During the early stages of development, giant planets can pass dangerously close to one another and sometimes sling neighboring worlds completely out of their solar systems.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

The different ways to teach a song are related to children’s different learning styles, such as aural and visual learning, and the child’s appropriate cognitive development; e.g., age and grade development.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin




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