formal
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While there is no formal opposition to Measure NDC, some building trades like Ironworker Local 433 supported the Monterey Park data center when it was still live before city council.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
Since the pandemic, wardrobe refreshes have skewed more formal.
From MarketWatch • May 31, 2026
His 19 June concert at the Silesian Stadium in Chorzów, Poland, was also cancelled "due to formal and legal reasons", the venue said in April.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
It wasn’t clear whether they held any formal meetings.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
There was a formal sitting area with a couch and two stiff-backed chairs around an antique coffee table.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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