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formation

[fawr-mey-shuhn] / fɔrˈmeɪ ʃən /


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The better response is to keep capital formation alive and allow high prices to do what they are supposed to do: mobilize new supply, logistics improvements and investment.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

Religion, or what Mr. Dasgupta refers to as “political theology,” plays an important part in the author’s conception of state formation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

According to leading theories of planet formation, rocky planets form near their star while gas giants develop farther away where cooler conditions allow thick atmospheres to build up.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

A potential double-bottom formation appears to be taking shape dating back to late summer 2025, with the most recent low forming near the very round $500 level during the first week of April.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

But the formation of the women’s air regiments was kept quiet at first, because very few other women were being taken into the army in combat roles yet.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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