development
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Berlin will no longer pursue building and ordering the aircraft after failing to resolve a spat between Airbus and Dassault over which should take the lead on its development, a senior German government official said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
In a large study that followed more than 54,000 Danish adults for up to 27 years, researchers examined how nitrate and nitrite intake from different sources related to the development of dementia, including early-onset dementia.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
Phantom is directed by an AI system called Cortex, and a new version is also in development.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Nurix is eligible to receive development, regulatory and sales milestones for potential total payments of up to $2.3 billion.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
It is important here to distinguish between teleological history—the notion that history has a purpose or goal—and retrospective history, which seeks to study history as a process of development.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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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