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formation

[fawr-mey-shuhn] / fɔrˈmeɪ ʃən /


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Leo writes that modern technology has wonderful benefits like the establishment and ease of worldwide interconnections, the formation of global community and solidarity via the digital commons.

From Slate • May 28, 2026

Arteta has mostly opted for a 4-2-3-1 formation this season, with Bukayo Saka, Eberechi Eze and Leandro Trossard playing as a three behind a lone striker.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

The technical setup also features a bullish move above a previously bearish head-and-shoulders formation.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

"This work has the potential to explain the magnetic dynamics relevant in, for example, neutron star mergers and black hole formation, with direct applications to multimessenger astronomy," Tripathi says.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

They traveled a while and arrived at a bowl-like land formation.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young




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