formal

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Iran’s Foreign Minster Abbas Araghchi told Al Jazeera External link Tuesday that while messages have been exchanged with the U.S., no formal negotiations have taken place.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The survey found that despite mixed views on AI, more than 70% of the faculty desired formal training on it, and about half of students do too.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

However, the post fell short of a formal apology, which could mean the controversy won’t end swiftly.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

More successfully, in the 19th century, George Boole—mathematician, logician, theoretical psychologist—“fundamentally changed our understanding of logic,” Mr. Griffiths tells us, by “showing how reason could be captured by a formal system.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

That said, even though no formal proposal for a gradual emancipation program came before the Congress in 1790, all the elements for such a program were present in the debates.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis