the formula

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And writing the formula in computer code doesn’t breathe life into it; it just uses a different set of symbols to describe it.

From Slate • May 25, 2026

Under the formula, public spending in England triggers money for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Their arrival, and a contractual deadline for successfully reversing the formula that might cost Les his company, sets up a ticking clock, represented by literal ticking clocks mounted around the laboratory.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

When asked for the formula that was used to determine how each country would be charged, the White House provided this:

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Ulbrickson didn’t understand the formula, and to this day it is unclear how it worked or whether there even was really a formula at all.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown