formal
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She asked ministers why specialist maths teachers were not routinely trained to recognise dyscalculia, and whether the government planned to establish a formal definition.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
“It’s unclear if any actual process is underway, or if any formal proposals have been made,” UBS analysts say in a research note.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
“Family conversations and formal documents reinforce each other,” Trust & Will concluded.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
If anything, Coop studies people, studies groups of folks and systems, and how informal and formal systems of specific societies interact.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
If all formal titles were to be stigmatized, he wrote to Benjamin Rush, then perhaps Rush’s children should start addressing their father as “Ben.”
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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