formal

Example Sentences

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A lawyer by training who lacked a formal economics background when he joined the Fed, Powell has steered U.S. monetary policy through the pandemic, surging inflation and last year’s tariff turmoil.

From The Wall Street Journal

Eli Lilly has yet to support a formal bid to Abivax’s board as it awaits clarity from French regulators on whether a bid would be subject to France’s foreign investment rules, the outlet reported.

From Barron's

Ofcom has opened a formal investigation into X to see whether it has complied with its duties to protect people in the UK from illegal content.

From BBC

Ives argues a formal announcement of the partnership would help Wall Street forget fears Apple is moving slowly on AI and counter the threat from Samsung.

From Barron's

The Senate report makes no formal recommendations and doesn’t accuse UnitedHealth of wrongdoing.

From The Wall Street Journal