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formal

[fawr-muhl] / ˈfɔr məl /




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Importantly, this right to reasonable information exists even when it is not delivered as part of a formal accounting.

From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026

But neither are close to being a substitute for formal schooling.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

The collapse of Thursday's effort leaves the administration with no formal plan for managing the security risks posed by the most powerful AI systems -- and no timeline for producing one.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

The formal Declaration merely ratified that decision with an eye to winning essential foreign support.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

But there are also two formal systems for naming the notes in a particular octave.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones




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