formulate
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They would take years to formulate and years longer to impact profits.
From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026
"Computational models, like ours, can be used to formulate new hypotheses about real biological populations," she says.
From Science Daily • Dec. 30, 2025
It emerged toward the end of the summer, long after health officials had already determined how to formulate this fall’s flu vaccine, a decision that had to be made in February.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025
The Supreme Court has also said that it would formulate a national policy around stray dogs after hearing similar cases pending in different states.
From BBC • Aug. 22, 2025
Kelton shushes me, and I know why—the distressed voice of a girl is a bleeding wound in a sea of sharks—but I don’t have time to formulate a better course of action here.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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