formality
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His writing has a certain formality and a genericness that doesn’t always feel like him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Some activists told the BBC that the referendum was a mere formality and claimed that 90% of registered voters did not take part.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
She has filled out a government form demanding compensation from Russia -- a bureaucratic formality.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
This could have played out differently had Team Jackson not cleared the field ahead of what is now a formality.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
“Is that a motion to strike the previous two grievances and replace them with reckless use of sympathy?” asked the Chancellor, trying to regain a semblance of formality.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
The man submitted to standard airport health screening in Nairobi, and passed through immigration formalities, officials said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Their team-mates and the Elche players continued to wear the shirts through the pre-match formalities.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
“There are some formalities to it,” said Saltarelli.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
And a full agreement is now almost done, with Guimaraes waiting for permission to leave Newcastle's training base in La Manga, in Spain, to finalise the formalities of his move to Emirates Stadium.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
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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