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formulate

[fawr-myuh-leyt] / ˈfɔr myəˌleɪt /


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They would take years to formulate and years longer to impact profits.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

Alex’s reporting focuses in particular on the inner workings of the National Security Council and how top players in an administration formulate and execute foreign policy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 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

It’s hard enough to formulate a thought that is interesting and true.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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