formalities
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Japan's formalities -- from the complexity of polite language to extreme attention to detail in packaging or wrapping -- may surprise visitors, he said.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
The two players also noticeably kept apart for the pre-match formalities and photos.
From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026
Palace are expected to announce the signing of the Wales forward inside the next 24 hours after Johnson completed the formalities of his move across London on Friday.
From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026
He will be released once formalities have been completed due to the length of time he has already spent on remand.
From BBC • Dec. 19, 2025
Herbert would also take a sheet of paper, and write across it with similar formalities, “Memorandum of Herbert’s debts.”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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