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formation

[fawr-mey-shuhn] / fɔrˈmeɪ ʃən /


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Both could play in a two or three man central defensive formation.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

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

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

On the other side of the formation, pilot Klava Fomicheva also saw what was going on.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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