formation
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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
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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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