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formally

[fawr-muh-lee] / ˈfɔr mə li /


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Formally, suicide and “assisted dying” are separate domains.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Formally, the state owns the oil and exercises ownership through Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A.

From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026

Formally, the spellbinding property is named the Lawrence and Martha Joseph Residence and Apartments, named after the Disney artist and his wife who obsessively spent three decades building it.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

Formally, the National Sleep Foundation developed and has produced Drowsy Driving Prevention Week® since 2007 and recently published a new drowsy driving position statement.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2024

“Allow me to introduce myself. I am Sir Francis Sasquatch III of the Yellowstone National Park Sasquatches. Formally knighted in both Faerie Courts. An absolute pleasure to meet you. Sweetheart, you’re all anyone’s talking about.”

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston




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