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formation

[fawr-mey-shuhn] / fɔrˈmeɪ ʃən /


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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

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

Laura will be competing in the singles event at the upcoming European Championships, where she has to place 12 cups in a formation.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Not far from the education center is a short hike to Painted Rock, a protected site that includes Native pictographs on a horseshoe-shaped sandstone formation.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

“Doesn’t that rock formation look like a giant taking a nap?”

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova




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