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formation

[fawr-mey-shuhn] / fɔrˈmeɪ ʃən /


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The Black struggle for voting rights perhaps best exemplifies how Black activism was critical to the formation of the Reconstruction Amendments.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

He eagerly allowed himself to be wrapped into a sash and joined the formation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Scientists are also studying the formation of unusually large ice chunks called megacryometeors that can fall from the sky even on clear, sunny days.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Solomon also expressed bullishness on winning business from upcoming initial public offerings that will proceed because "it's important for those businesses and for capital formation on those businesses," he predicted.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

For Morgan, the principal mystery of organismal biology was not the gene but genesis: How did “units of heredity” enable the formation of animals and maintain the functions of organs and organisms?

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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