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formula

[fawr-myuh-luh] / ˈfɔr mjə lə /


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Diligence, persistence, and guile are part of the formula.

From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026

The stakes were too high, they said, the entire AI industry relies too heavily on Nvidia chips to break a winning formula.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

The formula made them rich, enabling the family, which had added a third daughter, to move from Long Island to a home on a half-acre plot in Miami Beach.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

Although the creators made changes and set their new medical drama in Pittsburgh, the Crichton estate claims The Pitt ultimately uses the same formula, pacing, setting and style of ER.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

“Even if it’s going right through him, he’ll still get the benefits of the electrolytes. In fact, its proprietary formula is proven to improve quality of life.”

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

GP2 and GP3, and their successors F2 and F3, are one-make formulae; everyone has to use the same chassis and engine.

From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026

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.

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2025

The complex interactions of fluid and soft matter physics prove challenging to simplify into cut-and-dried formulae.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 16, 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

He tests some of the new formulas uncovered on visitors to the Maison des Parfums.

From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2026

Sun says Chinese production companies often replicate successful formulas, with only minor tweaks - and that's something Heather has noticed, too.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

There’s an argument that investors should now tilt away from stocks to bonds in those formulas given the multidecade highs in yields and lofty S&P 500 valuations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 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

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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