formula
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Botched executions have come under scrutiny over the past decade, since a shortage of the drugs used led some states to change the formula, or procure drugs from more questionable sources.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
The Journal used DHS’s published funding formula to calculate eligible reimbursement amounts; 14 agencies in five states confirmed those findings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
If the formula were left unchanged, the minimum allocation gradually would grow to $493 million over the next 10 years, according to a city analysis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
With the August report, the Bureau of Economic Analysis updated the formula it uses to measure inflation with its personal-consumption expenditures price index.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
Fred’s favorite episode was the one where Duke, Nala, and Scruffy had to ski off a cliff in Switzerland to chase down the villain, who had stolen a top-secret chocolate formula.
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
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
Pupils also had advance information about exam content, a choice of topics in some subjects, and additional resources in certain exams such as formulae sheets.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2022
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
While there is paperwork and complicated refund formulas, you are entitled to something for involuntary downgrades and shouldn’t let airlines off the hook.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
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
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
In a class-action lawsuit brought on behalf of California renters, lawyers alleged that Conservice’s policy was to deny tenants the right to view specific bills or formulas used to calculate their individual charges.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
When it’s Siraj’s turn, he does a very dry, kind of mumbled recitation of probability formulas.
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
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