formative
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He spent his formative years working under centrist Labour prime ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026
An event like FuelFest, Walker said, can be formative in fostering a lifelong passion and creative outlet for car-curious children.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
His mother planned every detail of those very first, life-changing flights with her son in mind, and that gift is one formative enough to last an eternity.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
As business publication Fast Company noted, Backrooms is among several recent liminal space titles "shaped by Gen Z's most traumatic formative years".
From BBC • May 29, 2026
Throughout my formative years, the set remained on our library shelves, weighty and regal-looking with its gold spines.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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