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formation

[fawr-may-shuhn] / fɔrˈmeɪ ʃən /


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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

Since finishing fifth in 1991-92, the last season before the formation of the Premier League, City's highest placing had been eighth in 2004-05.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Together, the three papers provide a much more complete picture of this unusual cluster and offer new insights into galaxy cluster formation during cosmic noon.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

Hurricane Simon, currently spinning along Mexico’s west coast, is expected to make landfall there this week, and forecasters say there’s roughly a 90% chance of another cyclone formation in the next seven days.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

It also looks like there is a traversable path for me to take through the rock formation toward the mesa.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga

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

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

They kept a wise eye on the cloud formations, summing up the wind, and the strength of it, and what airt it was coming from.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White


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