formative
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We’ve both found that learning to spend is difficult in the face of lifelong formative habits.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
As a young lawyer, my formative experiences were in Biloxi, Miss., representing families who lost their homes to Hurricane Katrina.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Alexandra Silber spent much of her theater career with classic musicals, and several formative years studying acting in Scotland, so she felt it was her fate to adapt Lerner and Loewe’s 1947 fantasy romp, “Brigadoon.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026
Aged 11, he impressed in a trial with Real Madrid, but returned home anyway, a decision he calls one of the most formative of his life.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
It was a look that caused Fang a fair amount of grief during his formative years.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
Vocabulary lists containing formative
Unit 3: Compelling Evidence
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