developments

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The European Commission added that the latest developments underline Europe’s need for technological sovereignty.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2026

“Going forward, developments in US-Iran negotiations, security conditions around Hormuz, and the pace of inventory drawdown will be key drivers of oil market sentiment.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

There weren’t any obvious regulatory or macroeconomic developments driving the selloff.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Uncertainty surrounding developments in the Iran war has failed to provide a lift to prices for gold, which has often been seen as a safe-haven investment.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

For both of those reasons, all developments of economically complex, socially stratified, politically centralized societies beyond the level of small nascent chiefdoms were based on food production.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond