formation
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At a command, the pirogue and the canoes drew up together in formation, and three rounds were fired into the air.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Both could play in a two or three man central defensive formation.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
The Black struggle for voting rights perhaps best exemplifies how Black activism was critical to the formation of the Reconstruction Amendments.
From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026
Scientists are also studying the formation of unusually large ice chunks called megacryometeors that can fall from the sky even on clear, sunny days.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
I quickly discovered that when I maneuvered our way toward the middle of the roll-call formation we had a little protection from the wind.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Vocabulary lists containing formation
Geological Features
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Shape Up: Form
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A Soccer and a Football Special
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