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development

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




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The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office says it's "supporting two British nationals detained in Thailand"

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026

Development of what would become “Monopoly Go!” ultimately took seven years, two of which were spent trying to make movement around the board more fun.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026

Some US states are trying to accelerate permits for geothermal plants and in April senators from both parties introduced the Next-Generation Geothermal, external Research and Development Act.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

Household consumption has risen 5.5% in the eurozone and 2% in the U.K. since 2019, compared with 18% in the U.S., according to inflation-adjusted data from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

Development of the institutions designed to make the city heir to Athenian intellectual greatness, the Museum and Great Library, was already well under way under the first Ptolemy.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro




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