formal
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An NEA is any type of assessment that is not a formal exam and includes oral assessments, fieldwork, portfolio work and practical assessments.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
Sea otter mentorship is at the forefront of a formal partnership between the Aquarium of the Pacific and Monterey Bay Aquarium, which has been rehabilitating sea otters since the 1980s, according to Long.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
In a formal statement to ABC, she wrote that “people like Kimmel shouldn’t have the opportunity to enter our homes each evening to spread hate.”
From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026
It turns a long-running dispute over oil production limits into a formal rupture at a moment when the Iran war is already testing the cartel’s grip on global crude markets.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
They agreed to hold formal talks on these issues at a summit meeting in Paris in May 1960.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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