formalities
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The morgue at Galle could handle about 25 bodies at a time and the authorities were rushing freezer shipping containers to preserve the remains until legal formalities were completed.
From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026
"This situation naturally raises the question: what kind of peace and what kind of consistency can we be talking about if even the basic formalities for our participation were not fulfilled by the organisers?"
From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026
Once the necessary paperwork is signed off, Guehi is expected to travel north in the next 72 hours to complete the formalities.
From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026
The brazen move foreshadowed a career in higher office that ditched the formalities used by other politicians.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025
Rabbits have their own conventions and formalities, but these are few and short by human standards.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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