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formation

[fawr-mey-shuhn] / fɔrˈmeɪ ʃən /


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At a command, the pirogue and the canoes drew up together in formation, and three rounds were fired into the air.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

As Bayern got into settled possession against Real Madrid in the first leg of their quarter-final, the back four in their 4-2-3-1 formation changed positions in a way that troubled their opponents.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

The Black struggle for voting rights perhaps best exemplifies how Black activism was critical to the formation of the Reconstruction Amendments.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

Scientists are also studying the formation of unusually large ice chunks called megacryometeors that can fall from the sky even on clear, sunny days.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

“But never mind that. Ostriches are long of leg and short on brains. Bertha can’t have gone far. Cubs, fall in! Sniffing formation, hup! Now, any whiff of the bird?”

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood




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