formalities
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Japan's formalities -- from the complexity of polite language to extreme attention to detail in packaging or wrapping -- may surprise visitors, he said.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
The two players also noticeably kept apart for the pre-match formalities and photos.
From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026
Palace are expected to announce the signing of the Wales forward inside the next 24 hours after Johnson completed the formalities of his move across London on Friday.
From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026
The brazen move foreshadowed a career in higher office that ditched the formalities used by other politicians.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025
I wanted to be really married but Catherine said that if we were they would send her away and if we merely started on the formalities they would watch her and would break us up.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
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