pro forma

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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 new entity, operating under the name BMG, will generate pro forma revenue of $2.2 billion, and $730 million in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization in 2026.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 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

The pro forma revenues reflect full-year sales of AprilAire, a residential specialist, which was purchased last year for more than $2 billion.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 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