How to Use in development in a Sentence
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And the next one is in development.
—Morgan Korn, ABC News, 19 Jan. 2026
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The show is in development and doesn’t yet have a buyer.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2026
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There are so many new cities in development around the world, all with their own agendas.
—Nargess Banks, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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His deal has already spawned a project, which is in development.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2026
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The project was first announced in development three years ago.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2026
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The small space was one of the first to open last fall in the mall that has been in development for nearly a decade.
—Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 28 June 2024
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The show had been in development for a number of months before it was dropped, sources said.
—Will Steakin, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2023
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Beef rice is one option; meat grown on mushroom roots is in development.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2024
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That project spent 10 years in development hell without a movie to show for it.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 30 July 2024
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But at that point, Cindy was very new in development, and she was used to reading books.
—Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2026
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Because there’s a lot more that’s in development and coming in.
—Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2023
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To-date, there are six Rocky films and three Creed spinoffs (with a fourth in development).
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026
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The film went viral at the end of last year, with a feature-length version now in development.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
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The project has been in development at Amazon for pretty much the whole year.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2024
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The film has been in development for some time and sources say Hodson was brought on late last year to pen the script.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2026
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The production has been in development for three years.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
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The project has gone under some changes during its 20 years or so in development.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2025
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Paramount said that two projects are already in development.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
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It’s been in development for a while, but there’s no release window just yet–but one to add to your wishlist.
—Matt Gardner, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
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The project had been in development since 2023.
—Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
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The Barbie with autism was in development for more than 18 months.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
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And 90 percent of the drugs in development have the same problem.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 23 Feb. 2026
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There have also been several spin-off games, while a fifth game in the main series is in development.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 7 Feb. 2026
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At the time of this publishing, no new shows have been announced as being in development.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 23 Mar. 2026
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The project remains in development at Screentime, which owns the rights.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 24 June 2025
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Two projects are already in development.
—Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
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The brand launched in 2025 after more than five years in development.
—Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
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The project is in development with an as-yet-unnamed broadcaster.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2026
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The spring menu will last about six months before being replaced by a fall menu, which is already in development.
—Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026
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The project was in development for years, with Spears sitting in on one of the early workshops.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 7 July 2023
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