formulate

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They would take years to formulate and years longer to impact profits.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

"Computational models, like ours, can be used to formulate new hypotheses about real biological populations," she says.

From Science Daily • Dec. 30, 2025

This allowed me to formulate a balance and direction on how to deal with collective problems later on in my career, when I was under a greater spotlight.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

He advises patients to formulate clear questions, provide all the relevant context about their conditions and request different possible diagnoses rather than a single answer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 30, 2025

We formulate new ideas by analogy, working from what we know toward what we don’t know, and what the reformers knew were the rhythms of the agricultural seasons.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell