development
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“Markets change, and players change too; however, the drive for economic development and the construction of a multi-purpose heavy lift marine terminal does not,” Mikkelson said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Takeda has seen benefits using the orexin medication “in every population we’ve ever looked at,” said Andy Plump, Takeda’s head of research and development.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
In a Thursday note, he wrote that while management said that “architectural changes and additional compute” could help support development of more complex models, he doesn’t buy that view.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
The federation said it had "greatly benefited" from Fifa's programmes, citing investment in development and infrastructure.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
And third, genes had to explain development: How could individual units of instruction prescribe the code to create a mature organism out of an embryo?
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Analysts said the latest developments had traders questioning whether the week's early gains were justified.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
These latest “X-Men” developments follow the debut of the MCU’s new Jean Grey, portrayed by Sadie Sink in “Spider-Man: Brand New Day.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Aedes albopictus, a mosquito native to Asia that can transmit the same diseases as Aedes aegypti, conquered the country even faster thanks to developments in human infrastructure.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
The analysts point out in a note that developments for relevant stocks were mostly limited to offshore peers for vaccine-maker CSL and breathing-tech developer ResMed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
That contrast between the immediate virtues of wheat and barley and the difficulties posed by teosinte may have been a significant factor in the differing developments of New World and Eurasian human societies.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing development
The SAT: Language of the Test, List 6
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The Language of Standardized Tests, List 4
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