development
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During the northern hemisphere summer, warm waters associated with El Nino can fuel hurricanes in the central and eastern Pacific, while hindering their development in the Atlantic Ocean.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
My mother, Joanne, worked in child development and early education.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
The first few years of life are a critical period for both brain development and the maturation of the immune system.
From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026
This, in retrospect, is a perfectly normal stage of development.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
To answer these questions, we need to turn the clock of embryological development backward.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Vocabulary lists containing development
The SAT: Language of the Test, List 6
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 5
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The Language of Standardized Tests, List 4
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