formal
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The FTC has not indicated whether it will open a formal investigation.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
The minutes showed that “many” officials would have preferred removing the easing bias, a sign of broader support than the three formal dissents suggested.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
While Trump didn’t make a formal endorsement, his comments appear to be the first the president has made publicly in support of Pratt in the L.A. mayor’s race.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
While other Spanish prime ministers have been called to testify in corruption cases, this is the first time in Spain's modern history that a former premier has been placed under formal investigation.
From Barron's • May 19, 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
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