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

It emerged toward the end of the summer, long after health officials had already determined how to formulate this fall’s flu vaccine, a decision that had to be made in February.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

Kelton shushes me, and I know why—the distressed voice of a girl is a bleeding wound in a sea of sharks—but I don’t have time to formulate a better course of action here.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman