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formation

[fawr-mey-shuhn] / fɔrˈmeɪ ʃən /


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He eagerly allowed himself to be wrapped into a sash and joined the formation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

The political formation enjoyed a heyday for a number of years before sinking into a glacial decline, its currency dwindling in most places except for Bluesky, where it still thrives.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

Laura will be competing in the singles event at the upcoming European Championships, where she has to place 12 cups in a formation.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Not far from the education center is a short hike to Painted Rock, a protected site that includes Native pictographs on a horseshoe-shaped sandstone formation.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, and other American political leaders favored this idea, which led to the formation of the American Colonization Society in 1816.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis




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