research and development
noun
: studies and tests that are done in order to design new or improved products
The company has a large budget for research and development.
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In addition to such brands as Juicy Fruit, Mars acquired Wrigley’s research and development center on Goose Island, which opened in 2005.
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Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
Its plans include two logic fabs and a research and development facility.
—Andrea Guzmán, Austin American Statesman, 23 Mar. 2026
The Israel Defense Forces would later announce a series of Israeli strikes against a nuclear research and development facility located at Malek Ashtar University of Technology in Tehran on Saturday.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 22 Mar. 2026
In addition, businesses got all sorts of goodies, such as favorable treatment of expensing for research and development, while funding was slashed for health-care programs, food assistance and clean-energy projects.
—Robert Burgess, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
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Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
Its plans include two logic fabs and a research and development facility.
—Andrea Guzmán, Austin American Statesman, 23 Mar. 2026
The Israel Defense Forces would later announce a series of Israeli strikes against a nuclear research and development facility located at Malek Ashtar University of Technology in Tehran on Saturday.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 22 Mar. 2026
In addition, businesses got all sorts of goodies, such as favorable treatment of expensing for research and development, while funding was slashed for health-care programs, food assistance and clean-energy projects.
—Robert Burgess, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
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“Research and development.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/research%20and%20development. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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