formal
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U.K. officials have monitored Musk’s posts, alongside those of other X users, for national-security risks, according to people familiar with the matter, but decided not to take any formal action.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Gabriel has sent a formal notice he wants to cancel his registration with immediate effect.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
It was just an open space without formal bases or a pitcher’s mound.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
"Kyaw Moe Tun's continued representation of Myanmar at the United Nations does not constitute formal recognition of his legitimacy," the ministry said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
With little formal schooling, Washington became a surveyor in his teens, measuring and mapping Virginia’s enormous, unsettled wilderness.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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