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[dih-vel-uhp] / dɪˈvɛl əp /






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Patchy fog could also develop outside the warning area in northern parts of the UK wherever skies remain clear for long enough.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

Investors this year have been concerned about how much tech companies are spending and borrowing to develop artificial intelligence.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 8, 2026

The discoveries could eventually help scientists identify sleep problems earlier and develop treatments tailored to the specific brain systems involved.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026

This cooperation "could potentially develop in the future into a mutual defence agreement or Syria joining the Mecca Alliance," the source said.

From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2026

“Even so, it’s important to develop our muscle memory.”

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee

The polar vortex develops every autumn as temperatures fall in the Arctic.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

The researchers found that when the Andreev qubit exists in a superposition, the supercurrent develops a component that oscillates over time.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

Mr. Grant is one of the most charming human beings alive, and his voiceover narration as he develops from cad to dad is dryly hilarious.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

“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

Agencies concerned with vector-borne disease are at present coping with their problems by switching from one insecticide to another as resistance develops.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

The executive, Alice Huang -- also known as Huang Le, and no relation to 63-year-old Taiwanese-born Jensen Huang -- developed a close relationship with the Nvidia boss, the Times said.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

This week he took to social media to hail Filgueiras and the expertise she developed in her cut-short career.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026

To investigate this process, the researchers modified a stellar evolution computer program called STARS, originally developed at the University of Cambridge.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

He said Meiser had developed a rapport with many of the inmates.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

Dr. Gibson-Gray developed the initial theories of spatial teleportation —then colloquially known as “time travel”—during her tenure as a quantum physicist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly

A higher dose of the annual flu vaccine may offer older adults an unexpected benefit: a significantly lower risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026

He stressed, like Craig and the city council itself, that there was no other significant interest in developing the land during a time of recession following the 2008 financial crash.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

Iran insists its nuclear programme is peaceful and that it has no intention of developing a nuclear weapon.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

Over the last decade, Chinese central and local governments have poured billions into developing the country’s homegrown electric-vehicle industry, building with a fraction of Western labor costs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026

This was the first time she'd seen her like this, and she started to apologize, but Brigit was already in her trance, hands moving, a beautiful tapestry developing in her lap.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton


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