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Recent Examples of formulate For the internal applications of AI, Humphreys stresses the importance of keeping humans in the loop, whether AI is being used to help source code, write a press release, prepare a job assessment for a colleague, or help formulate a marketing plan. John Kell, Fortune, 25 June 2025 Serum Another standout from the Rx line is The Niacinamide 15 Serum, which is formulated to help keep oily and acne-prone skin types balanced, clear, and smooth. Sarah Y. Wu, Glamour, 23 June 2025 Household glass cleaners like Windex are formulated to be more gentle on your windows and other glass surfaces. Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 23 June 2025 Currently, a couple of flu vaccines are formulated to contain thimerosal, although the majority of flu vaccines that currently exist do not contain thimerosal. Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for formulate
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  • The Ace of Wands invites you to embrace this fresh, creative energy and start to express your true self more.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 July 2025
  • Jen Affleck and Whitney Leavitt both have dance backgrounds, and Affleck has long expressed her desire to appear on the ABC show.
    Maureen Lee Lenker Published, EW.com, 1 July 2025
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  • Drink it in the sun to refresh while preparing, use it in your recipes to caramelize or sweeten and pair it to help your tongue handle when there’s a lot going on.
    Chelsea Davis, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • In The Old Guard 2, following on from the climax of the first film, Andy must come to terms with her newfound mortality while preparing to face a mysterious foe (played by Uma Thurman).
    Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 1 July 2025
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  • In addition to frequent password updates, individuals will need to be more alert about the increasing amount of malware hiding in illegitimate software, applications and other downloadable files, Valenzuela said.
    Dylan Butts, CNBC, 26 June 2025
  • An unknown gunman shot the boy while inside an apartment on the 6400 block of South Ingleside Avenue just after 6 p.m., police said.
    Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2025
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  • Sapphire is a variety of the mineral corundum, which is composed almost entirely of aluminum oxide.
    David Bressan, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
  • Made shoppable this March, it’s composed of one of Vans’ thinnest soles to date, with a design that takes cues from the Serio Style 84.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 25 June 2025
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  • Management can clearly articulate the objectives and put appropriate plans in place to accomplish each objective.
    Joseph Longo, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Yet one group remained unconvinced: a coalition of prominent UF graduates and conservative Floridians who publicly raised concerns about Ono’s leadership record — concerns that many within the university, due to professional or institutional ties, could not or would not articulate themselves.
    Avi D. Gordon, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2025
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  • After the Los Angeles Lakers drafted Bronny James in the second round of the 2024 NBA Draft, the media instantly started focusing on every step of his rookie season.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
  • Whitmore went on to play one season at Villanova, averaging 12.5 points per game before being drafted after his freshman season.
    Tim Reynolds, Baltimore Sun, 6 July 2025
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  • Performance reviews may require a personal touch, but AI can help HR leaders put together hiring managers’ or supervisors’ feedback into a proper framework.
    Julie Hoagland, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • All that effort has put more than 1.3 million asteroids in our catalogs, but astronomers expect Rubin to identify perhaps three times that many new objects—practically without trying.
    Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 1 July 2025
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  • His injuries left him unable to work, leading to financial woes that were exacerbated by extensive hospital bills for medical care, diagnostic tests and therapy, Moore wrote.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2025
  • That researcher wrote a report just on Mount Mansfield’s carabid beetles, and Narango’s team is identifying each species to compare results.
    Madeline Bodin, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025

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“Formulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/formulate. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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