formal
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Less formal language learning can encourage us to think more about communication than accuracy.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
A walk is too casual, dinner too formal.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Nguyen said households with savings or assets may be able to hire formal care support, temporarily reduce work hours or absorb unexpected caregiving expenses.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
Trump didn’t make a formal endorsement, but his comments were the first the president has made publicly on the L.A. mayor’s race.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
Someone else said that didn’t matter because Egypt was not a formal country in ancient times.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
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