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noun

housing or commercial buildings built along a stretch of road.

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Origin of ribbon development

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby ribbon development

Ribbentrop, ribbing, Ribble, ribbon, ribbon copy, ribbon development, ribbonfish, ribbon lightning, ribbon microphone, ribbon snake, ribbon strip

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How to use ribbon development in a sentence

A second document was titled: “Gambia Reborn: A Charter for Transition from Dictatorship to Democracy and Development.”
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Children in households with more equitable participation of men show better health and development.
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In a frightening development for the GOP, Democrats had won even traditionally Republican constituencies in the Midwest.
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In a remote location with little means for economic development, the Brogpas have cultivating this identity to their advantage.
The Himalayas’ Hidden Aryans|Nina Strochlic|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Despite its ranking at the bottom of most international development indexes, the conflict is shrouded by confusion.
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It is the development of character, the triumph of intellectuality and spirituality I have striven to express.'
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.|Clara Erskine Clement
The whole aim is to secure the development of character by the expression of the highest elements of character.
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick
Why use dangerous cosmetics when Jones' soap retains youth and health for the complexion, and fosters the development of beauty?
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The obstacles operating against the development of enterprises and employment of foreign capital to be removed.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
John Baptiste Robinet taught the gradual development of all forms of existence from a single creative cause.
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British Dictionary definitions for ribbon development

ribbon development

noun

British the building of houses in a continuous row along a main road: common in England between the two World Wars

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