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develop

[dih-vel-uhp] / dɪˈvɛl əp /






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Typically, a short story is a vignette that its author might or might not develop into a longer work.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

The park's creative team worked with Walliams and HarperCollins Children's Books over a number of years to develop the section of the resort, which opened in 2021.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Pfizer has been working to develop new medicines and buy other treatments, including weight-loss drugs, as it contends with plummeting demand for its Covid products.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

Identifying the mechanisms responsible for the improved treatment responses could eventually help researchers develop safer ways to make cancer immunotherapy more effective.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026

See if you can develop other ways of classifying these instruments in addition to the ways listed.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

“There is a scenario where AI, as it gains intelligence, also develops consciousness. But this is not inevitable,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

Rather than simply relocating, at least some blue cones may undergo a change in identity, becoming red or green cones as the eye develops.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

For now, the discovery provides something fundamental: a clearer explanation of how the human eye develops its remarkable ability to see fine details.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

Mr. Tullett develops the idea through individual aromas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

In the absence of key nutrients, a severe chemical imbalance develops in the brain, inducing convulsions and hallucinations.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

Since then, the U.S., its allies and adversaries have expanded cruise-missile arsenals, developed precision rockets like Atacms fired from U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

Lantratova in turn told AFP in Moscow that the pair -- who earlier worked together on arranging prisoner releases -- had "developed a very constructive and simply good relationship. We get on really well."

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

Their research suggests that an experimental drug originally developed for spinal cord injuries may help repair damaged DNA, reduce inflammation, and target biological changes associated with the disease.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

There is an acknowledgement within the governing body that the sport needs reform from grass-roots level upwards to ensure players of a high enough quality are developed to ultimately benefit the national team.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

The Burrs developed a lecture, “Spiritual Knockings Exposed.”

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the government shouldn’t pay reparations, but officials said it would look at debt restructuring for developing nations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

“Leaving these dogs in the area to continue breeding ... developing worsening behaviors as a ‘pack,’ to be hit by cars, or to eventually starve was not an option.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

To determine why some developing mice were affected while others appeared protected, Cheadle and Sanchez Martin examined the placenta, the organ that connects a developing fetus to its mother and supports its growth throughout pregnancy.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

British diplomats view the Commonwealth as a useful forum for conversations with developing countries, and, crucially, one that does not involve China, America or Russia.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

But I was developing a maturing recognition of the importance of hopefulness in creating justice.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson


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