formula
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Lower prices have been working, he said, adding that new products and refreshed styles and displays — part of Target’s plans to revive sales — are the right formula to regain relevance.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
The formula prefers to stay away from trauma.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
It’s a proven formula that leans into the ridiculousness of mundane situations but earns its audience every holiday season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Dairy proteins are used in infant formula, and Expana says higher dairy protein costs have contributed to price rises there too.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Until well into the second half of the century, the formula H2O2 might mean water to one chemist but hydrogen peroxide to another.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
Ofqual, England's exam regulator, has said students in maths, physics, and combined-science exams are allowed to use formulae and equation sheets for the final time.
From BBC ● May 3, 2024
The complex interactions of fluid and soft matter physics prove challenging to simplify into cut-and-dried formulae.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 16, 2024
"Negotiations are not just mathematical formulae but also personal relationships. And trust. Unfortunately, today we are losing a measure of trust in us," Podolyak said.
From Reuters ● Feb. 6, 2023
In mathematics, physics and combined science, pupils will be provided with a sheet containing formulae and equations, similar to last year.
From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2022
“Go soak it. If the situation becomes desperate, I recommend you avail yourself of the numerous solvent formulae extant in Celum Tinture. Chapter thirteen, I believe.”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
While there is paperwork and complicated refund formulas, you are entitled to something for involuntary downgrades and shouldn’t let airlines off the hook.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
This is why I have come to appreciate what I think of as back-pocket formulas: reliable little systems you can make while your brain goes mostly offline.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
"Our technique turns out to be remarkably stable. Depending on the desired precision, we can systematically improve our formulas using additional approximation methods," says Florian Ecker from TU Wien.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
In a class-action lawsuit brought on behalf of California renters, lawyers alleged that Conservice’s policy was to deny tenants the right to view specific bills or formulas used to calculate their individual charges.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Claytor’s brusque manner intimidated most of his students, who couldn’t keep up as the professor furiously scribbled mathematical formulas on the chalkboard with one hand and just as quickly erased them with the other.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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