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format

[fawr-mat] / ˈfɔr mæt /




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After the matches against Australia, Japan and New Zealand, England will play a fourth Test against an as-yet-undecided southern hemisphere opponent in the play-off finals weekend of the new Nations Championship format.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

Overall, this series may not have had the controversy of the Sandpaper series of 2018 but has been one of the best in recent memory in the longest format.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

Single-narrator audiobooks remain the preferred format overall, but for Maas fans that’s hardly the point.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

Matches are played in an eight-a-side format, on smaller pitches, with 20-minute halves.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 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

Jones, who turned 80 on Monday, won 12 grands prix in his career and raced competitively in other formats until 2002.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

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

Streaming, physical formats and licensing all posted gains.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

This was an experience that would repeat itself in different formats forever all across the United States, Canada, and multiple European countries, and still happens now if you want that to be your experience.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

Because these tools are delivered over the Internet and written in standard Web formats, they are accessible to anyone who has an Internet connection and are easily interoperable with any business.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman

"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

The letter was formatted similarly to a diplomatic note and carried an official Cuban seal, the current U.S. official said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 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

“Yeah. I like how you’ve formatted your skill set.”

From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson

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

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

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 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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