was formulating
- past progressive of formulate.
Example Sentences
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The bank denied the Journal’s reporting in January that a top Goldman executive told a few close associates he was formulating a contingency plan in which Ruemmler would leave later this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters Moscow was "formulating its position" and declined to comment on the specifics of the latest plan.
From Barron's ● Dec. 24, 2025
Nefyn Town Council said it was formulating a bid to the UK government's Levelling Up Fund in order to get investment to secure the land.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2023
Ms. Barrett had just written the book “How Emotions Are Made,” and Ms. Koch was formulating her Perception Box ideas, in part by funding research into emotions and consciousness.
From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2023
While Mr. Astor was pushing his schemes in the United States, Lord Selkirk was formulating plans for the control of all Canada's fur trade.
From The Story of the Trapper by Laut, A. C.
