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formation

[fawr-mey-shuhn] / fɔrˈmeɪ ʃən /


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Modeling cloud formation, condensation, and evaporation in a rapidly changing environment remains extremely difficult.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

Pochettino’s preferred formation uses a three-man back line but he has no one on the roster who can match Richards as the anchor, defensive organizer and playmaker during buildups.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Shares cleared a $13.11 double-bottom pivot on January 21, followed by the formation of a bull flag.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

He pulled Messi off the right wing and placed him at the tip of the forward formation - but without the job of a traditional striker.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

The first experiments on reproductive incompatibility and species formation were carried out before the selection experiments, but Dobzhansky and his students continued to work on both problems in the 1940s and 50s.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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