Formosa
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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In early June, Taiwanese manufacturer Formosa Petrochemical reported cutting the utilisation rate of its ethylene steam cracker to 35 percent, down from 53 percent in March at the very start of the war.
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026
Formosa Plastics’ Baton Rouge plant applied for an exemption to a Clean Air Act rule.
From Salon ● May 10, 2026
One other strait of crucial significance, the Formosa Strait between China and Taiwan, is now being scrutinized in detail as a result of what’s happening in the Persian Gulf.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 21, 2026
Formosa was part of a working group called Big Pipes, which included dozens of employees from some of the internet’s most important service providers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
Then out past the island of Formosa, looking like a giant, well- fertilized gardenia leaf, and across the Pacific, over Hawaii, and now time for California once again.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
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