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Recent Examples of formalization
Another is a lack of managerial formalization compared with other countries.
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Sally Percy,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Traditionally, mathematicians have had to translate their theorems and proofs into this machine-readable format by hand, a laborious process known as formalization.
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Benjamin Skuse,
IEEE Spectrum,
25 June 2026
In a typical math paper, lemmas — simpler results that help build toward the proof of a larger theorem — might be about 20 lines long, but for the PFR formalization, Tao broke the proof down into five-line lemmas.
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Quanta Magazine,
8 June 2026
Workers had demanded a formalization of bonuses in their contracts, the scrapping of bonus caps, and a payout of 15% of Samsung's operating profits as bonuses.
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Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
23 May 2026
Scalping tickets wasn’t new, of course, but Kahn believed that its formalization online provided sports teams, and other entertainment businesses, with valuable information about demand that could enable them to make more money without alienating their most loyal fans.
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John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
This translation, known as formalization, can sometimes take months or even years.
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Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
26 Mar. 2026
Sally Percy,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Traditionally, mathematicians have had to translate their theorems and proofs into this machine-readable format by hand, a laborious process known as formalization.
—
Benjamin Skuse,
IEEE Spectrum,
25 June 2026
In a typical math paper, lemmas — simpler results that help build toward the proof of a larger theorem — might be about 20 lines long, but for the PFR formalization, Tao broke the proof down into five-line lemmas.
—
Quanta Magazine,
8 June 2026
Workers had demanded a formalization of bonuses in their contracts, the scrapping of bonus caps, and a payout of 15% of Samsung's operating profits as bonuses.
—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
23 May 2026
Scalping tickets wasn’t new, of course, but Kahn believed that its formalization online provided sports teams, and other entertainment businesses, with valuable information about demand that could enable them to make more money without alienating their most loyal fans.
—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
This translation, known as formalization, can sometimes take months or even years.
—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
26 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for formalization
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Its recommendations are forwarded to LJCPA for ratification or additional review.
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Amending the Constitution would take a two-thirds majority in both chambers of Congress ratification by three-quarters of the states.
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For decades, banks have operated under anti-money laundering rules, customer due diligence requirements, suspicious activity reporting, sanctions screening and payment transparency obligations.
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The Vatican’s doctrine office went above and beyond the minimum sanctions foreseen by the church’s canon law to respond to the consecrations Wednesday of four new bishops at the society’s Econe, Switzerland, seminary.
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Overall, half of Americans (50%) support displaying the Ten Commandments in classrooms, including 83% of White evangelicals and 72% of Republicans.
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Trailing 3-1 in the third, Ohtani provided his own run support, singling to center to score Alex Freeland from second after the Dodgers infielder had led off with a double.
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Housing construction would follow as projects receive approvals.
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The Obama-era Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act, which requires presidents to submit agreements related to Iran’s nuclear program to Congress for approval, temporarily bars the president from waiving sanctions while lawmakers review.
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In general, Ocasio-Cortez has been cautious with her endorsement strategy and, with a handful of exceptions, has stayed away from getting on the wrong side of Democratic leadership in Washington.
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Advertisements extending beyond traditional commercial breaks to include live presenter endorsements and real-time odds promotions have sparked a fresh wave of indignation, with politicians across the political spectrum calling for tighter controls.
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With momentum accelerating through the OpenMOQ Consortium and the IETF, where the specification is nearing finalization, MOQ is moving toward production deployments far faster than many expected only a year ago.
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The Fire announced a two-year contract with Lewandowski on Monday, pending finalization of his visa and international transfer certificate.
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The trend has grown large enough to attract backing from Saregama, one of India’s oldest music labels.
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Perhaps the most striking thing about this savage beatdown is its sweetly melodic backing track.
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Moreno enjoyed watching the kids decorate their sketchbooks, cleaning the rubber stamps when they were finished.
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The Council of the EU, which represents the bloc’s member state governments, is slated to rubber stamp the agreement by June 26, after which it will be entered into the EU’s Official Journal and the law will take effect.
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