research and development
noun
: studies and tests that are done in order to design new or improved products
The company has a large budget for research and development.
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American consumers bear most of the global costs associated with drug research and development and so subsidize lower prices abroad.
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Sally Pipes, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
The company’s research and development efforts have often depended on outside investors, and Jared Isaacman, the presumptive future administrator of NASA, reportedly paid hundreds of millions of dollars for multiple trips to space on Musk’s rockets.
—David W. Brown, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
Under the deal, AstraZeneca will enter research and development collaborations with biotech firms Harbour BioMed and Syneron Bio and will launch a joint venture with BioKangtai to develop, produce, and market vaccines for respiratory and other infectious diseases.
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 21 Mar. 2025
The East Asian power has ascended to the level of space power in recent years on the back of massive government investment in research and development.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
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Sally Pipes, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
The company’s research and development efforts have often depended on outside investors, and Jared Isaacman, the presumptive future administrator of NASA, reportedly paid hundreds of millions of dollars for multiple trips to space on Musk’s rockets.
—David W. Brown, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
Under the deal, AstraZeneca will enter research and development collaborations with biotech firms Harbour BioMed and Syneron Bio and will launch a joint venture with BioKangtai to develop, produce, and market vaccines for respiratory and other infectious diseases.
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 21 Mar. 2025
The East Asian power has ascended to the level of space power in recent years on the back of massive government investment in research and development.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Research and development.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/research%20and%20development. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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