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pro forma

[proh fawr-muh] / proʊ ˈfɔr mə /
ADJECTIVE
for the sake of form
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For the first quarter, pro forma revenue rose by 2.6%, or by more than 5% on a currency-adjusted basis, the company said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

“Their pro forma share of the 3 NYC airports, the 2 Chicago airports, and LAX would be 45%, 70%, and 46%, respectively.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

The stock won’t be valued cheaply at close to 30 times trailing adjusted pro forma net income for 2025, Barron’s estimates.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

During an appearance at the Mobile World Congress, Carr suggested the Paramount-Warner deal could be swiftly approved because the foreign investment would warrant only a “very quick, almost pro forma review,” Carr reportedly said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 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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