formal

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Bonta argued that the formal court order was necessary because “what the sheriff says and what he does are often two different things.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

The go-forward company will be listed on the Nasdaq, signaling Pasqal’s formal entry into the U.S. market.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

It has recommended "a discretionary exemption" from the 75% backdated premium "which is progressing through the council's formal decision-making process".

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

“While a memoir or formal autobiography aims to offer a retrospective story, the diary typically doesn’t, or can’t, because it is written from the middle of an unfolding life.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Still, I was always aware that even with as much education as the engineers had, my father, with his sixth-grade formal education, was equally intelligent.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson