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This is all because of persistent high pressure over the UK where air tends to sink and inhibits cloud formation.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Other studies have also identified ocean acidification, caused by carbon dioxide making seawater more acidic, as another stressor because it makes shell formation more difficult.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
In the previous World Cup cycle, former coach Gregg Berhalter played a possession-based game out of a 4-3-3 base formation with a double pivot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
He recently announced the formation of an economic development council.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Gradually they fell out of formation; instead of marching in a crisp line with lifted knees and swinging arms, they bounded along, sniffing and leaping and tumbling over one another.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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He’s experimented with formations and tactics, shaken up his roster and motivated players by demanding to know why they can’t make a deep run into this World Cup.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
The drills have deployed a panoply of military hardware -- including tank formations and Russian-made Pantsir air-defence systems -- with over 25,000 troops, said General Omar Mrajah Al Jedid, the officer overseeing the exercises.
From Barron's ● May 17, 2026
Fishing vessels gathered in similar formations this past March, January and December, an ingeniSPACE analysis verified by the Journal found.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
During the first two years of the war, both sides actively deployed armor and large troop formations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
It would appear, he went on, "that South America might be fitted together with Africa, and so on…. It is even claimed that rock formations on opposite sides of the Atlantic match."
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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