formation
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Pras: Williams is likely to get some attacking returns from wing-back in Glasner's formation, plus he does well for defcon and takes some set-pieces.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
“Soldiers marching in formation and funeral processions were picture-perfect for the technological limitations of the medium.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Their results indicate that changes in Agulhas Leakage do not always produce the expected response in deep water formation.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
The board approved the formation of an in-house police and emergency management department and brought in a longtime police chief to oversee the operation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
“But never mind that. Ostriches are long of leg and short on brains. Bertha can’t have gone far. Cubs, fall in! Sniffing formation, hup! Now, any whiff of the bird?”
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
“Just different formations ... variations of the same route ... I mean, shoot, that just shows how good a coach Coach Mike is — got us in different positions to be successful.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
Similar formations exist on Earth, including the African Rift Valley, but the Venusian versions can extend for as much as 10,000 kilometers.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026
What matters is state-led formations that profess loyalty to similar ideas, but are far stronger and more sophisticated than jihadists.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
By 2021, they reached South Tufa, where tourists congregate to gaze at the rock formations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
There was no ghostly regiment, responded to those orders; just the gray stone, the blue mist, and an officer alone, hanger raised, bawling formations.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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