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formulate

[fawr-myuh-leyt] / ˈfɔr myəˌleɪt /


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Faison: When the pandemic happened, Zach and I did a rewatch podcast of “Scrubs,” and that’s where all of this started to formulate again.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

Radcliffe hoped they would formulate a set of bipartisan recommendations to the state legislature.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

Florida counties generally formulate the assessed value using a percentage of the home’s sales price, he explained.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

Prasad, the former AI leader, held several emergency meetings with staff to formulate a plan to compete, people familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

We formulate new ideas by analogy, working from what we know toward what we don’t know, and what the reformers knew were the rhythms of the agricultural seasons.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell




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