formal
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Valencia added that Manila had raised the alleged poisoning with Beijing at a recent meeting but had received no formal response.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
If anything, Coop studies people, studies groups of folks and systems, and how informal and formal systems of specific societies interact.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
Around 110,000 years ago, formal burial practices began to appear in Israel for the first time anywhere in the world.
From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026
She had little formal schooling, and at age 12 was sent out to be a hired girl, never to return home—or stop working—again.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
Mama leaves the kitchen and heads toward the formal dining room, where her catering orders are waiting to be packed and labeled.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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