well-developed
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“It would be very reassuring to know that a well-developed emergency plan exists for the potential of an economy-wide or regional standstill predicted by cybersecurity experts,” Ms. Shortland writes.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
"Plants don't have a well-developed mechanism to excrete these drug compounds. They can't easily get rid of waste by peeing, like humans do," Sanchez said.
From Science Daily • Mar. 15, 2026
The fund may or may not succeed in the long run, but it’s arrival is clearly a sign that firms are willing to get a little extra creative to hop on a well-developed trend.
From Barron's • Oct. 23, 2025
He regrets that due to the destruction of her own letters, historians could not tell a well-developed story about her, unlike other wives of the Founding Fathers, like Martha Washington, Abigail Adams, and Dolley Madison.
From Slate • Oct. 21, 2025
It grows quickly up to a weight of a ton and lives in herds that have a well-developed dominance hierarchy, a trait whose virtues will be discussed below.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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