formula
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Mission College recently launched its men’s tennis program — also featuring local players — using the same formula that led to the women’s team’s success.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026
Working with plants is more complicated, because having a sophisticated formula with plants is not easy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
Her fellow actor Koji thinks it's a winning formula.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Why “strong sales alongside” inflation isn’t a good long-term formula for retailers.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
The quadratic formula has been known for centuries; the ninth-century mathematician al-Khowarizmi knew how to solve almost every quadratic equation, though he didn’t seem to consider negative numbers as roots.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
"We wanted to see whether the starting point of his formulae fit naturally into some physics," says Sinha.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 16, 2025
As in 2024, the Department for Education in England has said students in maths, physics, and combined science exams will be allowed to use formulae and equation sheets during their exams.
From BBC ● May 7, 2025
Ofqual, England's exam regulator, has said students in maths, physics, and combined-science exams are allowed to use formulae and equation sheets for the final time.
From BBC ● May 3, 2024
"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
“Go soak it. If the situation becomes desperate, I recommend you avail yourself of the numerous solvent formulae extant in Celum Tinture. Chapter thirteen, I believe.”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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
"Our technique turns out to be remarkably stable. Depending on the desired precision, we can systematically improve our formulas using additional approximation methods," says Florian Ecker from TU Wien.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
The states built a kind of clearinghouse to determine standard formulas such as how much capital an insurer must hold against every asset on its books.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
In a settlement agreement reached last year, Conservice agreed to provide any California tenant disputing their bill with copies of invoices and formulas used to determine their specific charges.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
To create her formulas, Mother took up something called “muscle testing,” which she explained to me as “asking the body what it needs and letting it answer.”
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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