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pro forma

[proh fawr-muh] / proʊ ˈfɔr mə /
ADJECTIVE
for the sake of form
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They didn’t eliminate it per se, but they turned it into a pro forma, symbolic chamber.

From Slate Jul. 31, 2026

The combined entity will have a pro forma market capitalization of about $7.67 billion, and annual gold production estimated at more than 700,000 troy ounces.

From The Wall Street Journal May 5, 2026

Judge Summers responded to what’s ordinarily a pro forma motion before handing the case to the jury and, instead, issued what’s known as a directed verdict of acquittal, ending the case single-handedly, then and there.

From The Wall Street Journal May 1, 2026

The deal makes it a much larger company with pro forma sales of $2.7 billion and Ebitda of almost $500 million.

From Barron's Apr. 20, 2026

But once again the doom and gloom was mostly pro forma.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




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