formality
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There was a time when a certain level of written formality was expected of people in power.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
In rehearsal, Mays fully inhabits his role — and his costume — moving with a lithe formality as he strives to eavesdrop on Mozart and Constanze.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026
He described a vote to be held in the House on Tuesday that would approve a Senate-backed deal to reopen the government as little more than a "formality."
From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026
In that sense, it appeared more like an anointing than a procedural formality: the veteran of the American left passing the baton to a younger standard-bearer.
From Slate • Jan. 3, 2026
When she and Lefty became members of his congregation, the old priest had asked, as a formality, if they had received an Orthodox wedding.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
Vocabulary lists containing formality
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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And Then There Were None
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