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 project is still deep in the research and development phase.
    — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
  • There are so many devices out there in research and development and in labs.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 29 Apr. 2021
  • So the team tested every dish in its research and development kitchens as well as on flights.
    — Rachel Chang, AFAR Media, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The new orange and green hues are the result of much research and development.
    — Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2024
  • 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
  • Nike’s research and development team is hoping to make that happen.
    — Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
  • All of that research and development has been vital over the last year as Israel has been in a state of war.
    — Mike Brest, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Clearly the research and development around products like this cost a lot of money.
    — WIRED, 21 Sep. 2023
  • The head of research and development had been in the meetings, the ones in which Brewer launched this idea.
    — Brody Miller, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
  • But one area that Texas lags in is investment in research and development.
    — Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
  • In most sectors, research and development is a core function.
    — Sara Schapiro, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Maryland is a thriving hub for advanced health care and research and development.
    — Peter Shen, Baltimore Sun, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Bhojwani said that the company spends about half of its budget on research and development.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Those were formative years for me, watching his research and development.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Since the changeup is still in the research and development phase, Ray is trying to figure out the best counts to throw the pitch.
    — Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
  • The watch is the debut piece in a new collection from the brand’s research and development department.
    — Carol Besler, Robb Report, 2 Dec. 2025
  • This milestone is the culmination of over two decades of research and development.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Corteva's seed research and development arm is still in the Polk County city.
    — Donnelle Eller, Des Moines Register, 12 May 2026
  • Indeed, nearly four years of research and development went into the initial lip and eye colors.
    — Miles Socha, WWD, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Getting them back on the job motivated the research and development process.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2023
  • For Parthasarathy, who has a background in research and development in the health care field, there had to be a better solution.
    — Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The company plans to spend the money on its marketing, sales, and research and development.
    — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The company says this phase builds on years of research and development, including many design changes.
    — Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The robot is still in research and development on Earth right now, with proof-of-concept tests proving quite promising.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Oracle spent more on capital projects in this one year than on research and development across the previous five.
    — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • The results of the more profound work on research and development and drug discovery should follow soon after.
    — Peter Vanham, Fortune, 29 May 2024
  • The magic really was in the research and development.
    — Simone Melvin, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • The Pentagon pulled the money from its research and development funds.
    — Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
  • LoPresti said past research and development work at the site led to 30 years of chemical leaks and spills.
    — Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 10 June 2026

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