formula
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Concluding his formula couldn’t survive the American paycheck, Krinsky informed his staff he was closing the plant on July 31.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
He found a winning formula with his co-stars, who performed makeovers on gardens belonging to members of the public.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
Raman could conceivably try that formula, Grose said, and take advantage of what figures to be a honeymoon period with voters who are hungry for change.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
Germany also uses an automatic formula that slows benefit growth when the contributor-to-retiree ratio worsens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
When it's too dry or mixed in the wrong formula, almost anything can set it off, without warning.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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"We wanted to see whether the starting point of his formulae fit naturally into some physics," says Sinha.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 16, 2025
"Negotiations are not just mathematical formulae but also personal relationships. And trust. Unfortunately, today we are losing a measure of trust in us," Podolyak said.
From Reuters ● Feb. 6, 2023
In mathematics, physics and combined science, pupils will be provided with a sheet containing formulae and equations, similar to last year.
From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2022
Pupils also had advance information about exam content, a choice of topics in some subjects, and additional resources in certain exams such as formulae sheets.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2022
He turned his back to the class and began erasing formulae from the slate board.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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Sun says Chinese production companies often replicate successful formulas, with only minor tweaks - and that's something Heather has noticed, too.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026
There’s an argument that investors should now tilt away from stocks to bonds in those formulas given the multidecade highs in yields and lofty S&P 500 valuations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
This is why I have come to appreciate what I think of as back-pocket formulas: reliable little systems you can make while your brain goes mostly offline.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
It frees a student from memorizing all formulas, such as pi to the fourth decimal, but not from knowing whether an answer is right, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Memorizing the formulas was the one thing I totally could have done if only I’d paid attention.
From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass
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