formation
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In connection with the formation and capitalization of Silgan MCC, Silgan will receive roughly $2.3 billion in cash proceeds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
His research on ice formation was cited by the Nobel committee when it awarded the Nobel Prize in physics in 2024.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
Polyethylene and polypropylene exposure led to more ROS formation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
The formation of the new coalition comes at an uncertain time in a country that has been wracked by violence for decades.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
The moment Zhenya’s formation of nine Pe-2s crossed into the safety of Soviet territory, Masha was the first to break away.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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Instead of relying entirely on protective structures built on the surface, future astronauts might be able to use some of the Moon's existing geological formations as shelters.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
Army leaders have said NGC2 is crucial in an age of cheap drones and precision missiles, which make large, static formations of troops and equipment easy targets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
Susanville, the spot on the map, is an immutable intermingling of unique geologic formations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
Driscoll wanted urgent modernisation by adding drones throughout ordinary army formations to make it adept for 21st Century warfare.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 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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