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development

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




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During a series of hearings, witnesses called as development experts pored over maps of the campus to identify several parcels to spread the housing into separate villages.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

She has overseen the development of SpaceX’s rockets, run its day-to-day operations and worked alongside Musk for over two decades.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Meanwhile, £420m has been invested into the South Harbour development at the nearby Port of Aberdeen in recent years.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

"Strikingly, when this receptor was removed from the mice, the development of arterial plaques dropped significantly in some areas and disruptions to the gut microbiome were minimized."

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

All of them are concerned with the development of a new language for thinking about, talking about and writing about science.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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