formative
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Divorce is a significant moment in the financial lives of splitting spouses, and it filters to their children who see it play out in their formative years.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
The horror is how increasingly familiar that feels generations after his formative years.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
However, his formative years were spent far from Benin.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
A formative introduction to the internet’s tenuous rules for engagement happened when I was 13.
From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026
Enoch had spent his formative years in London and claimed to still know its streets, so he led.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
Vocabulary lists containing formative
Unit 3: Compelling Evidence
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Shape Up: Form
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Commonly Confused Words, List 4
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