made official
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But with persistent showers in the forecast, the decision to postpone was made official more than three hours before game time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
The actor has not made official public appearances since a tearful press conference in March 2025, where he said that he had dated Kim Sae-ron for a year, but only when she was an adult.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has in recent weeks made official visits to Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei, which are major regional oil suppliers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
"With this kind of predation, the status quo... just isn't possible," added Environment Minister Mathieu Lefevre, whose office said the change would be made official "in the coming weeks" in an executive order.
From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 2026
“Folks been livin’ here for a long time, but Fort Mose got made official by the king earlier this year of our Lord, seventeen hundred and thirty-eight,” Inez explained.
From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper
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