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formal

[fawr-muhl] / ˈfɔr məl /




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The federal-funds rate is the formal name for the Fed’s benchmark interest rate.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

Police and FBI agents showed up to supplement the private guards, even though Harsimran Singh never filed a formal complaint with them.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

It is a free-form essay in concrete and glass, with no formal entrance, no front or back.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Cookson told police she had learnt how to wrap and swaddle babies on the job but had no formal training in how to put children down to sleep.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

When Bobby discovered that he wasn’t going to play any formal games, but simply speed chess, he went into a not-so-silent rage.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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