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formal

[fawr-muhl] / ˈfɔr məl /




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It can be difficult to isolate data specifically tied to teenage workers, but jobs typically include entry-level, temporary roles requiring no formal education.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

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

While both have been damaged, formal limits or restrictions have been pushed off to “regional discussions.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

With little formal schooling, Washington became a surveyor in his teens, measuring and mapping Virginia’s enormous, unsettled wilderness.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis




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