research and development
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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"We remain focused on operational delivery, execution, and accelerating" research and development.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
Kratsios said in a memo at the time that the campaigns were aimed to "systematically undermine American research and development and access proprietary information".
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
The directives from the office will help shape a roughly $200 billion annual federal research and development budget across the government for the rest of President Trump’s second term.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Already, for almost five decades before that 1994 accident, aerospace research and development firms at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory site had been testing rocket engines for government projects.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Its customers, in effect, become part of its sales and research and development teams.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
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