formula
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Khadijah had insisted on nursing their newborn Aziza with her own breast milk, but Latif discovers that only a few pouches remain in the fridge and formula makes his baby sick.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
The formula prefers to stay away from trauma.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Kavita Kaur Dhillon and her husband Karvinder run the Handsworth Baby and Family Bank on Soho Road, which provides free items including nappies, baby formula, clothes and toys.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Nestle and Sutherland, one element of the breakfast-cereal success formula is simple: “Sugar sells.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Every mother in town was dying to know my secret formula for diaper rash.
From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm
The Department for Education in England has said students in maths, physics, and combined science exams will be allowed to use formulae and equation sheets.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2025
The complex interactions of fluid and soft matter physics prove challenging to simplify into cut-and-dried formulae.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 16, 2024
Students had formulae and equation sheets in some subjects, and were not tested on unfamiliar vocabulary in modern foreign language exams.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2023
"Negotiations are not just mathematical formulae but also personal relationships. And trust. Unfortunately, today we are losing a measure of trust in us," Podolyak said.
From Reuters ● Feb. 6, 2023
Manet started small, teaching me simple formulae of the sort required for twice-tough glass and heat funnels.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
This is why I have come to appreciate what I think of as back-pocket formulas: reliable little systems you can make while your brain goes mostly offline.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
Players want a share of overall revenue, while the majors have generally favored formulas based on what remains after expenses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Physicists have spent decades trying to reproduce the process with mathematical equations, but deriving the necessary formulas proved exceptionally difficult.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
Abbott agreed to pay $670 million to resolve a lawsuit over its specialty formulas for premature infants and about 2,000 related claims.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
I would write a little more today, but I have to learn my math formulas for the final on Thursday.
From "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky
Vocabulary lists containing formula
The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 1
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