It's a developmental stage that lasts through the teen years and into the 20s -- longer for some people.

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The developmental state it dreams about is still in the developmental stage.

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Pyongyang has yet to master long-range, multi-stage missile technology, despite a long developmental phase punctuated by a number of unsuccessful tests.

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