formalities
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The final pre-fight formalities took place at Old Spitalfields Market in east London, with the two heavyweights taking to the scales amid the bustle of street-food stalls and shoppers.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
The man submitted to standard airport health screening in Nairobi, and passed through immigration formalities, officials said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
"Those who completed the immigration formalities that morning, I don't think were able to complete their immigration process on the Chinese side," Pokharel told the BBC.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
“There are some formalities to it,” said Saltarelli.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
She was busy—thirteen days on ferrying and two off, in all kinds of weather, and there were so many ongoing senseless administrative formalities or blunders that a bit of pointless night training was unremarkable.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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