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 company had $3.5 billion in sales last year on a pro forma basis, almost entirely in North America.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 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

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