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The phrase "are thought to develop" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing beliefs or theories about how something evolves or changes over time.
Example: "These species are thought to develop unique adaptations in response to their environment."
Alternatives: "are believed to evolve" or "are considered to grow".
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While chronic cases are thought to develop due to prolonged inflammatory activity, with ciliary body atrophy or the development of cyclitic membranes, acute hypotony in uveitis has been proposed to be due to ciliary body inflammation, with reduced aqueous production, or increased uveoscleral outflow [ 2, 3].
Biopoiesis, a process by which living organisms are thought to develop from nonliving matter, and the basis of a theory on the origin of life on Earth.
Ovarian cancer has long been called a "silent killer," because symptoms are thought to develop only after the disease has reached an advanced stage and is largely incurable.
Japanese children are thought to develop a working knowledge of basic mathematical patterns early on, thanks to the use in primary school classrooms of the soroban, a type of abacus based on the Chinese suanpan.
(Last year that work led to Memorial Sloan Kettering's Paul Marks Prize for Cancer Research). She found that while some cancers are thought to develop resistance to therapy, a subset of melanoma cells were resistant from the start.
Drug-resistant TB strains are thought to develop when erratic medication schedules allow mutated bacteria to stage a comeback.
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Reflection in teams is thought to develop trust within the team and greater understanding of other team members' roles and responsibilities.
MS is thought to develop when the immune system mistakenly attacks the central nervous system, including the brain and spinal cord.
Cancer is thought to develop slowly as the cell acquires mutations in the DNA that override cellular controls and increase cell proliferation.
The problem with the Trent 900 is thought to develop over time, so the new engines should not present safety issues and will give Rolls-Royce time to come up with a permanent solution.
Few people die from Zika and only one in five people infected is thought to develop symptoms.
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