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“Admittedly,” the authors write, “principles take time to understand, much less put into practice and develop into a culture. They require frequent, regular, and correct practice.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
By making these hidden dynamics easier to study, the approach could help scientists develop a deeper understanding of strongly correlated matter and the complex behavior that emerges when many particles interact.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
“The Administration’s push to develop separate vaccinations for all three diseases ... ultimately will increase vaccination rates for all three diseases.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
“He had always planned to develop it and build a vacation home on it, but he never got around to it,” the guitarist recalled.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
Corps members are divided by skill—writers, interpreters, and artists—and are told to develop messages that urge the town’s inhabitants to come down from the nearby hills and mountains where they have sought refuge.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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Drought is likely to be declared across more of the UK this week, as another widespread heatwave develops with no significant rain in the forecast.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
Pulling out corks at 30,000 feet is part of the job for Franks, who develops wines to serve on flights.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
He heads a unit that operates the kind of ground drones that Trotsenko develops in his garage.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
AppLovin also develops AI models for digital advertising.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
Lewandowski develops a fever, and has to go back to bed.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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His talents caught the eye of then-paramount leader Deng Xiaoping and in 1988 he was appointed mayor of China's economic powerhouse city Shanghai, where he developed a reputation as a stalwart supporter of market reform.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
Monovalent childhood vaccines aren’t available in the U.S., or in most other developed countries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
VA mental health staff have developed deep expertise in addressing the particular needs of vets.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
Scientists have developed a way to recover cellular material from historic parchment manuscripts without damaging the documents.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
Thankfully the Academy had developed some technology to help Glitchers stay focused on their target.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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These workers are developing silicosis, a condition in which microscopic silica dust contained in the stone slabs they grind and polish is cutting up the inside of their lungs until the organs fail.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
You want a child who feels secure and loved and is developing.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
They changed alongside them, developing physical and behavioral traits that made them valuable partners in dramatically different environments and cultures.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
The firms plans to enter the partnership "to invest in developing AI data centres," citing six sources familiar with the plans.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Most of my friends preferred not to think about the problems in developing countries, or if they did, they sent money.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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