formula

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Since becoming president, Trump has essentially replicated the formula that characterized his career as a businessman: promoting his name like a brand, engraved in gold letters on his golf clubs, hotels and merchandise.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

The formula still entertains, sure, but its bite has been blunted by the weight of copycats that came after the first installment.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

The four-time champion said he was "not enjoying the whole formula behind it, it doesn't feel natural to a racing driver".

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

More than two millennia ago, not far from Pompeii, Roman builders hit upon a formula for concrete that allowed them to build bigger, stronger and more durable structures than ever.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The Planck formula did not zoom off to infinity as the wavelength decreased; instead of having the energy get bigger and bigger as the wavelength goes down, it got smaller and smaller again.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife