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formation

[fawr-mey-shuhn] / fɔrˈmeɪ ʃən /


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Researchers plan to continue excavations in the Chorrillo Formation, where the fossils were discovered.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

The company has two core energy-producing assets—in the best part of the Permian Basin and in the Montney Formation in Canada.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

ARC’s resources are in a section of Western Canada known as the Montney Formation, a shale formation that is known mostly for holding natural gas but also contains liquids.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

The fossil was collected from the middle Cambrian Wheeler Formation in Utah's House Range.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Just as Beyoncé sings in her song "Formation," "I like my Negro nose with Jackson Five nostrils," I would like my Persian nose with Barbra Streisand nostrils.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi




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