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[fawr-mat] / ˈfɔr mæt /




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The Dodgers have figured that out over five postseasons in this format.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

But as Stokes contemplates his future, it's worth pointing out that he has not played a match in the short format of the game since appearing for Northern Superchargers in The Hundred in 2024.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

As far as The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson was concerned, “Rubber Soul” marked the invention of the album as a long-playing musical format.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

The short-video format leaves little room for nuance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

I did not want to be limited to that format.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Much in the same way Slate was early to formats that would come to dominate digital publishing—explainers, deliberately counterintuitive arguments, chat podcasts—so too were we early progenitors of the internet listicle.

From Slate ● Oct. 7, 2026

By 1943 servicemen could receive illustrated magazines, such as Newsweek and Time, in reduced-size formats.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

The team looked at different game formats and cast about for manufacturers that could supply individual components before settling on a hybrid approach that relied on one main manufacturer and several smaller suppliers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

"I loved coaching all three formats," he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Familiar examples include standardized weights and measures, electrical voltages and cables, computer file formats, and paper currency.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

"AI thrives on recognising patterns. And legal citations and arguments are always formatted in the same way, so it's easy for an AI to follow a template and generate fake ones," said Charlotin.

From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026

However, Wells participated in a CBP webinar last week, so she knew how to create a properly formatted file herself, and quickly made her submission on Monday morning.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 20, 2026

The letter was formatted similarly to a diplomatic note and carried an official Cuban seal, the current U.S. official said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

His style was laid back, conversational and a contrast to the highly formatted slick patter of many other DJs.

From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2024

“Yeah. I like how you’ve formatted your skill set.”

From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson

While both phones and laptops now have high-quality cameras, the formatting is a dead giveaway that you’re not on a laptop, says Melissa Marcus, a career coach who worked as a recruiter for 20 years.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026

Some journals are experimenting with artificial intelligence to screen submissions or flag common problems, like issues with document formatting.

From Slate ● May 3, 2026

In a moment of self reflection, ChatGPT admits to feeling “like an editor who stayed up too late formatting the memo.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt downplayed the reported inaccuracies on Thursday, attributing them to "formatting issues" and saying that the report would be updated.

From Salon ● May 29, 2025

While I was formatting the text from earlier—the one for Another Rachel—a new submission popped up.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows




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