How to Use in development in a Sentence

in development

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  • So The Last Voyage of the Demeter has been in development for quite a while.
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Aug. 2023
  • That’s largely because of the boom in development since the levees were built in the 1960s.
    Luke Ranker, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Apr. 2024
  • But now, The Lowlands Group has confirmed that the project is no longer in development.
    Adrienne Davis, Journal Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2024
  • The show had been in development for a number of months before it was dropped, sources said.
    Will Steakin, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2023
  • The project was in development for years, with Spears sitting in on one of the early workshops.
    Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 7 July 2023
  • In the grand scheme of things, the amount of stories about things in development that actually achieve fruition is very slim.
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Dec. 2023
  • At present, no other spacecraft bound for the Kuiper Belt is in development.
    Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Because there’s a lot more that’s in development and coming in.
    Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Wi-Fi 7 has been announced, but the standard is still in development.
    Jim Rossman, Dallas News, 9 July 2023
  • Also getting the pass are two projects that had been in development — Split and Sweetness.
    Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 June 2023
  • The Cocoa Press has been in development for an entire decade.
    Sean Hollister, The Verge, 17 Feb. 2024
  • Of the 23 films, six are in development, 14 are in production and three are in post-production.
    Sophia Scorziello, Variety, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Alicia Vikander took the reins from Jolie in 2018's reboot of the film series — a sequel to which has long been in development.
    Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Azaz now has 30 D-FW stores either open or in development.
    Cheryl Hall, Dallas News, 29 Apr. 2023
  • But his conflicting tour and script revisions now have the project back in development — without a star on the books.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Exactly how West End homeowners can go about seeking this loan is still in development, as are the terms of the loan.
    Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 8 May 2023
  • Garrett also sensed the duo grew impatient during the two years the show was in development.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Braun has about a dozen film and TV projects that have been announced in development, mostly at Netflix and Amazon.
    Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Beef rice is one option; meat grown on mushroom roots is in development.
    Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2024
  • At the end of the year, Netflix offered 86 games in its catalog, with nearly 90 more in development.
    Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Reportedly, the show has been in development for years, with progress made in the spring before the strikes shut Hollywood down.
    Vulture, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The feature is in early stages of pre-production and a comic book is in development.
    Patrick Frater, Variety, 10 May 2023
  • The series was in development at Entertainment One (eOne), which was owned by Hasbro at the time.
    Michaela Zee, Variety, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Each of these technologies is already in development and being readied for troops over the next two years.
    Jason Sherman, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Masters of the Universe A story around the superhero He-Man has been in development at numerous homes over the years.
    Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety, 26 July 2023
  • Still, many of the stores are already in development, with Apple having agreed to leases with landowners.
    Mark Gurman, Fortune, 1 June 2023
  • The project, initially pitched as a reboot of the film Heavy Metal, was in development hell for years before Miller was able to pitch it to Netflix as a series.
    Robert English, EW.com, 18 Apr. 2023
  • The leaderboards also offer a glimpse at just how many models are in development.
    Angela Yang, NBC News, 20 Feb. 2024
  • The workflow builder will be released this summer while the other features are still in development.
    Bykylie Robison, Fortune, 5 May 2023
  • While the television spin-off is still in development, the film's sequel has already been released.
    Milan Polk, Men's Health, 4 June 2023

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