How to Use research and development in a Sentence

research and development

noun
  • The research and development for these drugs took a very long time.
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
  • The new orange and green hues are the result of much research and development.
    Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2024
  • There are so many devices out there in research and development and in labs.
    IEEE Spectrum, 29 Apr. 2021
  • Their brews would take two to three weeks at a time, culminating in two years of research and development.
    Byjasmine Li, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2024
  • The golfing public sees the end result, with no idea of the massive amount of research and development that takes place before the first tee is placed into the ground.
    Candace Oehler, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Clearly the research and development around products like this cost a lot of money.
    WIRED, 21 Sep. 2023
  • The state ranks 10th in business research and development.
    David Beasley | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 31 July 2024
  • According to Pfizer, the funds pay for the vaccine doses but were not used toward the research and development of the vaccine.
    Geetika Gupta, Verywell Health, 15 Mar. 2023
  • This is due in part to a lack of investment in research and development and the absence of a process to recruit and retain the brightest minds from the global talent pool.
    Robert Morcos, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2023
  • The results of the more profound work on research and development and drug discovery should follow soon after.
    Peter Vanham, Fortune, 29 May 2024
  • Many of the workers said the project could distract from the research and development focus that had long helped TSMC outmaneuver rivals.
    Paul Mozur, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Spending on drug research and development was almost $5 billion last year and will rise this year, Novo said.
    Madison Muller, Fortune Europe, 28 Mar. 2024
  • And by the way, taxpayers of this country spent $45 billion a year through the NIH to help with that research and development, including Moderna and the vaccine.
    CBS News, 19 Feb. 2023
  • Getting them back on the job motivated the research and development process.
    IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2023
  • In the meantime, Huawei has seen a decline in revenue and shifted money toward more research and development.
    Bashar Malkawi, The Conversation, 21 July 2023
  • The seeds contained the DNA for some of the most elite traits in agriculture—traits worth millions of dollars, representing nearly a decade of research and development.
    IEEE Spectrum, 7 Mar. 2019
  • Hurtigruten will spend the next two years doing research and development, followed by other preparations, and plans to start building the ship around 2027.
    Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 11 July 2023
  • Companies now control the lion’s share of funding for tech and science research and development in the United States.
    Cat Zakrzewski, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2023
  • The funds will primarily be used for research and development and to scale its flagship product, Galy Cotton.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 16 Sep. 2024
  • In the past, companies were able to deduct 100% of research and development expenses from their taxable income.
    Mae Anderson, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Israel has long been considered a global leader in the research and development of the cannabis industry.
    Theara Coleman, theweek, 14 Jan. 2024
  • In addition to the Child Tax Credit, the bill would enhance the research and development tax credit and allow for more money to go to affordable housing.
    Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Guthrie also had a degree in physics from the University of Michigan and had worked as a research and development engineer.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 21 May 2024
  • Hancock, at the helm of the laboratory since 2021, spoke proudly of the research and development conducted by SDL.
    Jeff Parrott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The Earthshot honor has enabled the business to expand its team and invest in machinery for research and development.
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Mondelez last May opened a research and development center in New Jersey that cost almost $50 million.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 11 June 2024
  • But Walt Disney Imagineering, the research and development arm of Disney, had other ideas in mind.
    Kelyn Soong, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 May 2024
  • And if nuclear fusion ever transitions from the research and development stage to practical, real-world use, San Diego will be in the middle of it.
    Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Dec. 2023
  • The tech giant also had $6.3 billion in research and development credits.
    Calmatters, Orange County Register, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The federal government spends nearly US$200 billion each year on scientific research and development to address these challenges and many others.
    Kenneth Evans, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2024

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