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formation

[fawr-mey-shuhn] / fɔrˈmeɪ ʃən /


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The better response is to keep capital formation alive and allow high prices to do what they are supposed to do: mobilize new supply, logistics improvements and investment.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

Religion, or what Mr. Dasgupta refers to as “political theology,” plays an important part in the author’s conception of state formation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

United were in disarray when Amorim was dismissed, with poor results and disagreements over the Portuguese's tactics and formation leading to an increasingly strained relationship with club officials at the end of his 14-month tenure.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

That reversal sparked a bullish three white soldiers pattern, a three-week formation that often signals strengthening buyer control and a potential transition from a downtrend into a new uptrend.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

The eager chickens broke formation and pecked hungrily at their well-earned treat.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood




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