- present participle of formulate.
formulating
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“The idea of formulating clear parameters for the future security architecture, and only then moving on to resolving the Russia-Ukraine conflict itself, is absolutely reasonable,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
Paris and Berlin want "to have a Franco-German roadmap on this issue by September", he said, adding that their economy, finance and foreign ministers had been tasked with formulating the plan.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
Most of us are not good listeners, me included, because we’re formulating an answer instead of just totally taking it in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
In his speech, Streeting said Labour had suffered from an "overcautiousness" when formulating policies in opposition.
From BBC ● May 17, 2026
Perhaps they were formulating their own theories about how Cedric had died.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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