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[fawr-may-shuhn] / fɔrˈmeɪ ʃən /


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As part of the settlement, Paramount agreed to the formation of an editorial oversight board that will monitor adherence to editorial independence from its owners and shareholders.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

In a January speech at Davos, Carney urged middle powers to stand up to hegemons and called for the formation of “different coalitions for different issues based on common values and interests.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Despite progress in cutting the most harmful air pollutants in recent decades, ozone has proved more difficult to tackle as climate change fuels the conditions that favour its formation.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

What Pocognoli does with his line-up and formation will be debated heavily because the 90 minutes against Switzerland really told us nothing.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

They flew in a perfect V formation, and leading the way was a graceful young goose.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown

Driscoll wanted urgent modernisation by adding drones throughout ordinary army formations to make it adept for 21st Century warfare.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

The deluge of ice and mud caused huge lakes, and one of these formations has become a risk of further floods.

From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026

“Just different formations ... variations of the same route ... I mean, shoot, that just shows how good a coach Coach Mike is — got us in different positions to be successful.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026

The offside rule and promotion and relegation are the butts of repeated jokes and there are discussions of tactics, positions, formations and other game-related details that would have previously frustrated viewers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026

Goodness knows what outcrops Messrs. Caster and Mendes had looked at, because in fact many of the rock formations on both sides of the Atlantic are the same–not just very similar but the same.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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