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formally
[ fawr-muh-lee ]
adverb
- in a formal manner:
The store was formally opened on Tuesday.
- as regards form; in form:
It may be formally correct, but it is substantively wrong.
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California has been joined by other states in all but one of those lawsuits, and has formally backed litigants against the administration in nearly 20 additional cases, too.
The Welsh government said it would review the recommendations carefully before responding formally.
The Customs Administration said the cargo which caught fire and exploded had neither been registered nor formally declared before the incident, according to the Isna news agency.
The BMA has not yet formally consulted its members on taking the dispute further, such as going on strike.
Bunurong elder Uncle Mark Brown was heckled on Friday as he formally welcomed crowds to a service marking Anzac Day, a national day of remembrance for military servicemen and servicewomen.
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