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formulate

[fawr-myuh-layt] / ˈfɔr mjəˌleɪt /


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It asked developers to formulate a plan for how to raise the remainder of the money needed, either through private equity, tax exempt bonds or other mechanisms.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

Ms. Takaichi eventually might even have to formulate an economic plan that doesn’t hinge on “stimulus” spending.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

It was this link between one-way genetic flow, patrilocality, and the non-reciprocity of exchange that led me, in Néandertal nu in 2022, to formulate the singular paradox: “Neanderthal, Sapiens: I love you… me neither.”

From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 2026

McLuhan’s theories about how different forms of media evolve almost help him formulate what would become “Saturday Night Live” many years earlier.

From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026

He lay down, tucked his fore hoofs beneath him, shut his eyes, and with a hard effort managed to formulate his thoughts.

From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell

As she formulates her proposal for a better answer, Ms. Horn laments that a knowledge of Jewish civilization is part of a “null curriculum”—history that is ignored in most American classrooms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

Will that be a factor in Vladimir Putin’s calculations as he formulates Russia’s response?

From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2024

The typical comedy equation is tragedy plus time; “Diarra From Detroit” formulates an alternate calculation that joins crisis and unanswered questions.

From Salon ● Apr. 2, 2024

Not the official fundraising and administrative apparatus that runs conventions and formulates policy platforms, but the broad constellation of think tanks, nonprofits, academic experts, and journalists that collectively regulates the liberal intellectual atmosphere.

From Slate ● Mar. 19, 2024

She sits on her branch some fifteen feet above him, swinging her leg and looking off over the field while she formulates the dare.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

The choice of cathode material, or how the electrolyte – which separates cathode and anode – is formulated are key details influencing the performance and longevity of sodium ion batteries.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

"She formulated a philosophy of art she dubbed 'self-obliteration' based on simple motifs of obsessive repetition and proliferation," according to her website.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

Aschenbrenner formulated the worldview behind his paper, called “Situational Awareness: The Decade Ahead,” while he was still at OpenAI.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

That question naturally leads to another: Could quantum mechanics be formulated using only real numbers?

From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026

The ‘beyond reasonable doubt’ rule was formulated only in the eighteenth century, and the whole point of this rule is that juries have to decide for themselves what it means.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

But instead of formulating a plan, the suit argued, the officers began yelling at him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

Paris and Berlin want "to have a Franco-German roadmap on this issue by September", he said, adding that their economy, finance and foreign ministers had been tasked with formulating the plan.

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026

Most of us are not good listeners, me included, because we’re formulating an answer instead of just totally taking it in.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026

In a book to be published Tuesday, “Poisoned Ivies,” Ms. Stefanik recalls formulating the question only after the three presidents had spent hours offering evasive, noncommittal answers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026

According to the linguistic school currently on top, human beings are all born with a genetic endowment for recognizing and formulating language.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




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