formation
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His all-Oxford intellectual formation comes out of the post-“Great Financial Crisis” macro-finance school that views financial crises as driven by leverage cycles, liquidity spirals and risk-taking channels as much as by the traditional business cycle.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
Scientists believe the structure developed through multiple tectonic episodes associated with the formation and evolution of the ancient Gondwana supercontinent.
From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026
They break away from the formation and leave.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
On its weekly chart, it has carved out a bullish inverse head and shoulders formation dating back to last March following the end of a 10-week losing streak.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
There was no way the squadron was going to be able to fly home in air-show formation as they usually did.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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