formative
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And psychologists and psychiatrists say kids, in their formative years, could easily see extremist content online and, in some cases, possibly connect with extremist groups in search of social belonging.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
We’ve both found that learning to spend is difficult in the face of lifelong formative habits.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
He had Andre Agassi, Andy Roddick and Lleyton Hewitt to contend with in his formative years, then Nadal - and later Djokovic - emerged.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
This was his formative experience, one that he clearly wanted to repeat.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
She spoke as if she had spent her formative years in some boarding school, walking around with a big-lettered sweater tied around her shoulders.
From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez
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Unit 3: Compelling Evidence
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