formalistic
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The argument advanced by the IRS is a formalistic one that results in an absurdity: Cryptocurrency wasn’t explicitly included in the list of items that meet the “readily valued property” exemption to the appraisal rules.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
Kabalevsky succumbed to Stalin’s decrees against formalistic art, and he has never been taken seriously in the West.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2025
As a filmmaker, Hogg is a seemingly incongruous blend of free-flowing and formalistic.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 27, 2021
They are alike only in rather rudimentary, formalistic ways.
From Washington Post • Aug. 12, 2019
Such a misconception is formalistic, in that it rests on a failure to recognize the providence or fruitfulness of justice.
From The Moral Economy by Perry, Ralph Barton
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