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

After wrapping up a 6-3 4-6 6-2 win against Cirstea in the Australian Open second round, a smiling Osaka made her way to the net to carry out the post-match formalities.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 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

We don’t bother much with the formalities anymore when we greet each other; we smile and move off, in tandem, traveling smoothly along our daily track.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood