development
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During a series of hearings, witnesses called as development experts pored over maps of the campus to identify several parcels to spread the housing into separate villages.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
The Kim regime could also be expanding uranium enrichment in anticipation of needing new supplies for a nuclear sub North Korea has under development, said Hailey Wingo, a co-author of the Vertic analysis.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Langston said despite the loss the cubs' mother, Tipah, has proven herself to be an "exceptional parent" throughout their development.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
"Strikingly, when this receptor was removed from the mice, the development of arterial plaques dropped significantly in some areas and disruptions to the gut microbiome were minimized."
From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026
Even the development of an organism—the most obviously inherited chain of information—seemed to progress through smooth, continuous stages, and not in discrete bursts.
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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