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formation

[fawr-mey-shuhn] / fɔrˈmeɪ ʃən /


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It called for the removal of what it called a "veto" on executive formation - namely the nominations of parties to the roles of first and deputy first minister.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2026

On Earth, similar processes occur beneath volcanic arcs and are associated with the formation of continents.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

The result offers researchers a possible way to study how disturbances early in brain development could influence the formation of the cortex.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

When the morning finally wrapped up and the temperature started to climb, participants stacked their sandbags into a towering formation.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

Simultaneously, a second Japanese formation raids Iba Field, forty miles west of Clark, knocking out a squadron of planes and destroying equipment.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

By injecting a solution into banded iron formations, the researchers were able to increase hydrogen generation, raising the possibility that naturally produced hydrogen could one day be deliberately enhanced underground.

From Science Daily Aug. 29, 2026

The deluge of ice and mud caused huge lakes to form, and one of these formations has become a direct threat to emergency workers scouring the region for survivors.

From Barron's Aug. 29, 2026

The findings are especially significant for Western Australia because the region contains some of the largest banded iron formations on Earth.

From Science Daily Aug. 29, 2026

Rangers played five different formations tonight and they offered nothing.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

Much as I dream recurringly about shrinking babies, I dream that the sky is covered from horizon to horizon with rows of airplanes, dirigibles, rocket ships, flying bombs, their formations as even as stitches.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston




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