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format

[fawr-mat] / ˈfɔr mæt /




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Others have suggested a format involving France, Germany, and Britain.

From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026

The US official said the Americans would propose moving into a multilateral format bringing the Europeans into the discussion.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

A senior administration official said Xi appeared unwilling to engage in unscripted exchanges with his counterparts, saying the format demand raised questions about whether Beijing is ready for direct engagement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

China is willing to discuss Ukraine and other major issues in that format, the official said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

In the last centuries before 3000 B.C., developments in accounting technology, format, and signs rapidly led to the first system of writing.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Google has been experimenting with different ad formats within AI surfaces, Flax told MarketWatch, and he believes the company will be able to effectively monetize those conversational queries in the long term.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026

The credits for the album list sources including four-track and eight-track analog tapes, as well as multiple digital audio formats.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

In 16 previous Rugby League World Cups, staged in varying formats, neither England nor Great Britain have ever finished outside the top four.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Streaming, physical formats and licensing all posted gains.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 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

Hip hop initially reached mass audiences through a subset of black radio stations, often those formatted as “urban contemporary.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026

His style was laid back, conversational and a contrast to the highly formatted slick patter of many other DJs.

From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2024

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

I pleaded with the AI to fix formatting that would take just a few of my own keystrokes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 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

All memos in the governor’s office are written in 12 point Century Gothic font with specific spacing between lines, formatting that his aides say helps him with his disability.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026

The way a computer drive will spit out a disk if it doesn't recognize the formatting.

From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell


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