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Recent Examples of formally
Political conventions are typically massive gatherings reserved for presidential election years, where parties formally nominate their candidates for the general election.
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Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Solutions include auditing care work, formally rewarding empathetic leadership, and setting clear communication boundaries to ensure fairer distribution.
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Holly Corbett,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
On Monday, the Mavericks formally introduced May as their new head coach; it was announced last week, but May met with the media on Monday along with team president of basketball operations, Masai Ujiri.
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Mac Engel
june 29,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 June 2026
The survey included respondents who did not formally report the scams to an authority, which partially explains the nearly $52 billion data difference, Westbrook said.
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Samantha Elkins,
NBC news,
30 June 2026
But it has never been formally recognized in a vote by Israel’s Knesset.
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Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
The grand jury required the district to formally respond within 90 days.
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Chaewon Chung,
Sacbee.com,
30 June 2026
Systematic study did not come until the 1930s, when 16-year-old John Goggin began formally surveying and excavating sites from Snapper Creek to Surfside, in the Keys and the Glades as part of a program at Yale.
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Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2026
Even after programs have been identified, colleges have to formally apply to get state approval and then federal approval.
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Elissa Nadworny,
NPR,
30 June 2026
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Solutions include auditing care work, formally rewarding empathetic leadership, and setting clear communication boundaries to ensure fairer distribution.
—
Holly Corbett,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
On Monday, the Mavericks formally introduced May as their new head coach; it was announced last week, but May met with the media on Monday along with team president of basketball operations, Masai Ujiri.
—
Mac Engel
june 29,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 June 2026
The survey included respondents who did not formally report the scams to an authority, which partially explains the nearly $52 billion data difference, Westbrook said.
—
Samantha Elkins,
NBC news,
30 June 2026
But it has never been formally recognized in a vote by Israel’s Knesset.
—
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
The grand jury required the district to formally respond within 90 days.
—
Chaewon Chung,
Sacbee.com,
30 June 2026
Systematic study did not come until the 1930s, when 16-year-old John Goggin began formally surveying and excavating sites from Snapper Creek to Surfside, in the Keys and the Glades as part of a program at Yale.
—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2026
Even after programs have been identified, colleges have to formally apply to get state approval and then federal approval.
—
Elissa Nadworny,
NPR,
30 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for formally
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Jennifer Storms, chief marketing officer for NBCUniversal Television and Streaming, said her team has carefully planned the timing of the spots to coincide with the burst of patriotism and celebration around America 250 events.
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That transition — from looking casually to carefully observing, first with powerful optics and then navigating with the naked eye — is what observational astronomy is all about.
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No matter which reform solutions are ultimately chosen to systematically bend the cost curve, there’s a consensus among experts that resources must be better allocated.
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Under the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, election officials are supposed to finish any program for systematically removing ineligible voters 90 days before Election Day in federal races.
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The man worked as a hospital orderly, according to the AP.
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Policymakers have moved to keep the selloff orderly.
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And as Crook returns gingerly to his coach, Artisan has feedback.
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Arraez finished the at-bat and flied out to left field, jogging gingerly down the first-base line.
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The hair at the crown and sides is meticulously slicked back, not a flyaway in sight, creating a sleek foundation that lets the intricate braiding take center stage.
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The technicians meticulously remove excess cuticle and dead skin, creating an exceptionally clean nail bed before applying any product.
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James, who hasn’t pulled out the move in years, executed it methodically.
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The world’s most famous oceanographer was proving, methodically, that the seafloor could be inhabited.
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What isn’t measured is how much is entered that no human deliberately selected.
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The highest number of fatal attacks, the study found, occurred after high-risk behaviors, including deliberately entering waterways known to contain alligators.
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