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development

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




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Another $2,000 is listed for Cornerstone Schools that year “to assist the inner city schools in Uganda,” which is what Cornerstone Schools does in Detroit and Cornerstone Development does not do in Uganda’s inner-city schools.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

In a University of Nevada, Las Vegas, oral-history interview, Duncan described popping into the Department of Housing and Urban Development one day and finding a room full of female bureaucrats, instead of men.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Development and hard infrastructure - in Farlington's case, the A27 - means there is nowhere for the marshes to retreat inland.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

The details about how many positions were affected came from filings with the California Employment Development Department.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

In 1968, Riddick was working as Director of Development at Shaw University in Raleigh when a colleague asked if he’d like to attend a charrette.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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