formation
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The better response is to keep capital formation alive and allow high prices to do what they are supposed to do: mobilize new supply, logistics improvements and investment.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
Religion, or what Mr. Dasgupta refers to as “political theology,” plays an important part in the author’s conception of state formation.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
United were in disarray when Amorim was dismissed, with poor results and disagreements over the Portuguese's tactics and formation leading to an increasingly strained relationship with club officials at the end of his 14-month tenure.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Scientists proposed this idea, known as inside-out planet formation, about a decade ago, but evidence supporting it has been limited until now.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
Pluton'ic, relating to the interior of the earth, or to the Plutonic theory in geology of the formation of certain rocks by fire: from "Pluto"—in classic mythology, the god of the infernal regions.
From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton
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Geological Features
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