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[fawr-mat] / ˈfɔr mæt /




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Not everyone is onboard, with some traditionalists unsupportive of the new format.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

This might be the first time in the NFL’s modern era that Pittsburgh has hosted the draft, but the whole format was actually invented here.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

On the coffee table lay a large format book titled “The World’s Most Beautiful Paintings,” or something similar.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

I know that percentage because I’m reading “The Disappearing Spoon” as an ebook, which has become my preferred format for these purposes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

It helped create the format of the modern civil rights demonstration, and it established the Lincoln Memorial as moral high ground for generations of protesters.

From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman




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