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formation

[fawr-may-shuhn] / fɔrˈmeɪ ʃən /


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This gave the researchers a more detailed picture of the changing brain activity associated with emotional memory formation.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

The newly identified relationship between feeding rates and jet formation could provide a valuable guide, helping scientists focus their observations on the black holes most likely to produce detectable outflows.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 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

After Wiegman's formation experiment worked so well this week, could it be an option for the future that brings out the best in Stanway, as well as others?

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

He remembered when Nali had told him that First Coyote interrupted the Holy Beings during the formation of the stars.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

Cyclists use one side of the four-lane highway while pedestrians stroll the other, often with pelican formations flying overhead.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 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

Now, a study published in Current Biology suggests these unusual formations may also preserve clues to another major event in Earth's history: the emergence of complex life.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026

Migrating birds appeared as though barrels of confetti had been poured across the sky and swirled in endless formations.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat


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