well-developed
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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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
China is both a major consumer and producer of methanol, with a well-developed coal-to-methanol External link and renewable-to-methanol industry.
From Barron's • Nov. 18, 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
Indigenous civilizations were based on advanced agriculture and well-developed systems of governance.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
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