formation
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In a May 2025 Instagram post, Comey wrote, “cool shell formation on my beach walk,” under a photo of seashells arranged in the numbers “86 47.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
Few secondary fund managers, however, focus on the energy sector, encouraging the formation of new specialist firms such as Endurance, according to industry consultants.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
Racing’s indignation over that, as well as that of anger in the general public, prompted the formation by Congress of a bill that would ban the slaughter of horses in the United States.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026
The excitation spectrum of the carbon nucleus measured in the experiment shows patterns consistent with the formation of η′-mesic nuclei.
From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026
The Ohio State marching band tramped into the courtyard to create an open-book formation while blaring a brassy version of “Paperback Writer” by the Beatles.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
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