formalities
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He just wants to talk music, and he's not worried about formalities or titles.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
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
Talks to appoint Rosenior are at an advanced stage, and the 41-year-old is in the capital to complete formalities before he is named as Maresca's successor.
From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026
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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