formal
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The club executed a close to $20 million project that finished mid-2024, which included doubling the size of its fitness center, adding pickleball courts, swapping out formal dining and installing a resort-style pool.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
It was the first time he remembered to hold the microphone at a formal Lakers news conference without being prompted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Leading a company has always required ongoing learning, but the pace and scale of change brought on by artificial intelligence is driving more executives to seek formal instruction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Officials ended up having to send a formal apology to South Korea for the series of mishaps affecting that particular delegation.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
It was a riot of floral patterns, soft carpets, and comfortable furniture strewn with pillows, nothing like the formal, antique-filled rooms upstairs.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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