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format

[fawr-mat] / ˈfɔr mæt /




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While Williams is more solemn on the singles court, this format has often unlocked her more relaxed side.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

As to why people may still have interest in short-form content when many apps such as YouTube and TikTok have moved towards much longer videos, he compared Vine's format to the haiku.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

And it has enjoyed an unexpected revival as a shooting format in the last few years, beginning with Brady Corbet’s 2024 “The Brutalist,” giving the low-budget production a far more lavish look.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

Debate is one way to do that, but I’ve got to say, I struggle with that format.

From Slate Aug. 19, 2026

I would use them here, but I really don’t think they are appropriate in this format.

From "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky

He has subsequently rebuilt his career to become an England regular across formats.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

In Instagram’s case, the brand also rolled out a new “brand system,” including new fonts, icons, and formats for posts.

From Slate Aug. 21, 2026

Collecting 16 VistaVision titles, the series follows a recent uptick in audience interest concerning projection formats.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

At this point, it's probably worth noting that no man has scored more international runs across formats since Brook made his Test debut in 2022.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

The data transfer rate just isn’t good enough for the size of music files, even in compressed formats.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

"AI thrives on recognising patterns. And legal citations and arguments are always formatted in the same way, so it's easy for an AI to follow a template and generate fake ones," said Charlotin.

From Barron's Jun. 15, 2026

However, Wells participated in a CBP webinar last week, so she knew how to create a properly formatted file herself, and quickly made her submission on Monday morning.

From MarketWatch Apr. 20, 2026

It confesses to writing like “a painfully neutral Midwestern news anchor reading off a perfectly formatted teleprompter.”

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 5, 2026

Mr Schmidt warned employers to look out for indicators of fraudulent North Korean job applications, including incorrectly formatted phone numbers and mismatched education histories.

From BBC Dec. 22, 2025

Lon Teter arrived in the final month to serve as, in effect, production foreman—getting an immense and complicated body of work checked, formatted, and into the paper on time.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

While both phones and laptops now have high-quality cameras, the formatting is a dead giveaway that you’re not on a laptop, says Melissa Marcus, a career coach who worked as a recruiter for 20 years.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

Some journals are experimenting with artificial intelligence to screen submissions or flag common problems, like issues with document formatting.

From Slate May 3, 2026

My house is filled to overflowing with clothes I will never wear, books I will never read and pocket-size external hard drives I will never get around to formatting.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 28, 2025

The runaway success of “Squid Game” was definitive proof that audiences are looking for the spark of originality in familiar formatting, and that language is no barrier when it comes to streaming entertainment.

From Salon Dec. 27, 2024

She wasn’t using a word-processing program of any kind—in fact, she was bypassing much of the operating system—and whatever formatting was imposing itself on the words, it wasn’t hers.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman




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