development
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With better global health, development, and humanitarian assistance—with an ongoing connection to these communities—these kinds of interventions could happen faster, even, ideally, before an outbreak occurs.
From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026
Multiple ownership means it is likely to take time before development proposals start to be looked at.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
The constituencies for AI development are oncologists, farmers and educators, not defense contractors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
The biotech has two experimental lung-cancer drugs in late development, zidesamtinib and neladalkib.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Telling the time accurately was, of course, another big problem in the 1560s, long before the development of accurate clocks—one of the many examples of the interdependence of science and technology.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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Vocabulary lists containing development
The SAT: Language of the Test, List 6
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 5
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The Language of Standardized Tests, List 4
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