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formal

[fawr-muhl] / ˈfɔr məl /




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This represents a 26% premium to PTSB’s closing price the day before the formal sale process was announced in late October.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

“Family conversations and formal documents reinforce each other,” Trust & Will concluded.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

A chime brings the sound bath to its formal end, signaling us to reacquaint ourselves with the physical present, to officially “wake up.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

These exchanges appear to have encouraged cultural growth, more complex social behavior, and innovations such as formal burials and the symbolic use of ochre for decoration.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026

It was not proper as the couple had no formal relationship.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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