formally

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Moscow and Yerevan are formally allies but their ties have become increasingly strained under Pashinyan.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

On March 20, volunteer editors for Wikipedia’s English-language platform formally voted to ban all A.I.-generated text from its 7.1 million articles.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

It was merged into Bitcoin’s official improvement proposal repository in February, meaning it is now formally under consideration by the developer community but is still far from being implemented.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

But the debate has intensified in recent years, particularly after some nations and businesses which historically profited from African slave labour formally apologised and announced measures of atonement.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

With Ed Lim’s help, Bebe had formally filed papers and had been granted visitation rights in the interim, once per week for two hours.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng