developmental

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The groups said these features exploit children's "developmental vulnerabilities", particularly around impulse control and peer pressure.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

The researchers concluded that separate dinosaur lineages likely reached the same outcome through different evolutionary and developmental pathways.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

Around 400 kilometres away, change is already starting to ripple through the archipelago's island of Little Andaman, which Joshi has said will see the "next developmental thrust" after Great Nicobar.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Thalia R. Goldstein, associate professor and director of applied developmental psychology at George Mason University, said storytelling could be a healthy way to introduce kids to painful truths.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

"An even more effective medication is now in the developmental stage."

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin