as in experimental
made or done as an experiment
developmental weaponry that is classified as top secret by the Pentagon
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Recent Examples of developmental
The missive cites a slew of studies suggesting that AI software such as ChatGPT may atrophy critical thinking skills and creativity during the crucial developmental years of elementary and high school.
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Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
24 June 2026
Second-round picks do not have any salary restrictions, but the players often sign deals for the league minimum or even two-way contracts with different salaries for the time spent in the developmental NBA G League versus the parent NBA team.
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Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
23 June 2026
Because kids aren’t fully grown yet, their skeletal systems require surgeries tailored to each child’s specific growth and developmental stages, meaning a 15-year-old won’t receive the same kind of knee reconstruction surgery as a 60-year-old — or even as a 12-year-old.
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Jp Shaffer,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
Foreign coaches have written papers about America’s developmental system.
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Mac Engel
june 22,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for developmental
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
24 June 2026
Second-round picks do not have any salary restrictions, but the players often sign deals for the league minimum or even two-way contracts with different salaries for the time spent in the developmental NBA G League versus the parent NBA team.
—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
23 June 2026
Because kids aren’t fully grown yet, their skeletal systems require surgeries tailored to each child’s specific growth and developmental stages, meaning a 15-year-old won’t receive the same kind of knee reconstruction surgery as a 60-year-old — or even as a 12-year-old.
—
Jp Shaffer,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
Foreign coaches have written papers about America’s developmental system.
—
Mac Engel
june 22,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for developmental
Recent Examples of Synonyms for developmental
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Martha Skye Murphy, the British experimental singer-songwriter, and her longtime collaborator Roy Montgomery, the New Zealand guitar composer, will release their debut joint album via AD 93 on August 7.
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So the answer scientists came up with was to build some of the biggest, deepest, and most exotic experimental traps in scientific history … and then wait.
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Citizen Lab’s John Scott-Railton also warned about Cellebrite’s new AI agent Genesis, which can quickly analyze police data and mobile phone extractions to generate investigative leads for cops.
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This arrest is the result of months of investigative work and collaboration between the Tampa Police Department and our prosecutors.
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