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formation

[fawr-mey-shuhn] / fɔrˈmeɪ ʃən /


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Last month, Iraq's main Sunni political groups announced the formation of a so-called national political council with the aim of "unifying visions and decisions" after they contested the elections on separate lists.

From Barron's

Head coach Ruben Amorim says if he had changed Manchester United's formation because of media pressure it would have been "the end" for him.

From BBC

B-52 bombers in formation with Japanese fighters over the Sea of Japan.

From The Wall Street Journal

Slower colonization could delay carbon decomposition and reduce habitat formation for the many species that typically live inside Xylophaga burrows.

From Science Daily

A slowdown in household formation reduces demand for housing, large appliances, and furnishings—sectors that historically powered China’s consumer expansions.

From Barron's