formation
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Pochettino’s preferred formation uses a three-man back line but he has no one on the roster who can match Richards as the anchor, defensive organizer and playmaker during buildups.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Maybe England would have found a Stokesless formation that makes them stronger: the leg-spin of Rehan Ahmed as the all-rounder, followed by four specialist seamers.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Folate is also important, especially for red blood cell formation and DNA production.
From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026
Subsidized egg-freezing for women who delay childbearing for career reasons could extend the window for family formation without forcing an impossible choice.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
Some seek him out, and the meetings and dinners that follow herald the formation of a kind of club, a society of lovers of the circus.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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