diff --git a/tests/wake-format/basic/basic.wake b/tests/wake-format/basic/basic.wake
index f86d1c193..9e195fe89 100644
--- a/tests/wake-format/basic/basic.wake
+++ b/tests/wake-format/basic/basic.wake
@@ -620,12 +620,16 @@ global export data Let =
 
 def x + y = add x y
 
+export def (argument: a) | (pipeFn: a => b): b =
+    pipeFn argument
+
 def tool (dir: String) (addHeaders: String) (addHeaders: String) (addHeaders: String) (addHeaders: String) (addHeaders: String) (addHeaders: String) (addHeaders: String) (addHeaders: String) (addHeaders: String) (addHeaders: String) =
     ""
 
 def tool (dir: String)    (addHeaders:    String)   (addHeaders: String) (addHeaders: String) (addHeaders: String) (addHeaders: String) (addHeaders: String) (addHeaders: String)  (addHeaders: String) (addHeaders: String) (addHeaders: String)     =    ""
 
 def Pair _ _:                      Pair Integer String = Pair 44 "as"
+def Pair _ _       : Pair Integer String = Pair 44 "as"
 
 def f0 = match _ _
   (x: Integer) (True:  Boolean) = x+1
diff --git a/tests/wake-format/basic/stdout b/tests/wake-format/basic/stdout
index 9180ddb1b..ca31d9f35 100644
--- a/tests/wake-format/basic/stdout
+++ b/tests/wake-format/basic/stdout
@@ -764,10 +764,15 @@ global export data Let =
 def x + y =
     add x y
 
+export def (argument: a) | (pipeFn: a => b): b = pipeFn argument
+
 def tool (dir: String) (addHeaders: String) (addHeaders: String) (addHeaders: String) (addHeaders: String) (addHeaders: String) (addHeaders: String) (addHeaders: String) (addHeaders: String) (addHeaders: String) (addHeaders: String) = ""
 
 def tool (dir: String) (addHeaders: String) (addHeaders: String) (addHeaders: String) (addHeaders: String) (addHeaders: String) (addHeaders: String) (addHeaders: String) (addHeaders: String) (addHeaders: String) (addHeaders: String) = ""
 
+def Pair _ _: Pair Integer String =
+    Pair 44 "as"
+
 def Pair _ _: Pair Integer String =
     Pair 44 "as"
 
diff --git a/tools/wake-format/emitter.cpp b/tools/wake-format/emitter.cpp
index 975c68580..a11301de3 100644
--- a/tools/wake-format/emitter.cpp
+++ b/tools/wake-format/emitter.cpp
@@ -114,18 +114,6 @@ static inline bool is_simple_literal(wcl::doc_builder& builder, ctx_t ctx, CSTEl
   return part.empty();
 }
 
-static inline bool contains_req_else(wcl::doc_builder& builder, ctx_t ctx, CSTElement& node,
-                                     const token_traits_map_t& traits) {
-  CSTElement copy = node;
-  while (!copy.empty()) {
-    if (copy.id() == CST_REQ_ELSE) {
-      return true;
-    }
-    copy.nextSiblingElement();
-  }
-  return false;
-}
-
 static bool compare_doc_height(const wcl::doc& lhs, const wcl::doc& rhs) {
   return lhs->height() < rhs->height();
 }
@@ -255,10 +243,8 @@ static size_t count_allowed_newlines(const token_traits_map_t& traits,
 static wcl::doc select_best_choice(std::vector<wcl::optional<wcl::doc>> choices) {
   std::vector<wcl::doc> lte_fmt = {};
   std::vector<wcl::doc> gt_fmt = {};
-  int i = 0;
 
   for (auto choice_opt : choices) {
-    i++;
     if (!choice_opt) {
       continue;
     }
@@ -1130,6 +1116,7 @@ wcl::doc Emitter::walk_ascribe(ctx_t ctx, CSTElement node) {
   MEMO(ctx, node);
   MEMO_RET(fmt()
                .walk(WALK_NODE)
+               .consume_wsnlc()
                .token(TOKEN_P_ASCRIBE)
                .ws()
                .walk(WALK_NODE)
@@ -1263,6 +1250,14 @@ wcl::doc Emitter::walk_binary(ctx_t ctx, CSTElement node) {
     parts = collect_right_binary(op_token, node);
   }
 
+  if (ctx.explode_option == ExplodeOption::Prevent) {
+    auto doc = combine_flat(op_token, ctx.binop(), parts);
+    if (!doc) {
+      FMT_ASSERT(false, op_token, "Failed to flat format binop");
+    }
+    MEMO_RET(*doc);
+  }
+
   if (!ctx.nested_binop && (is_binop_matching_str(op_token, TOKEN_OP_DOLLAR, "$") ||
                             is_binop_matching_str(op_token, TOKEN_OP_OR, "|"))) {
     MEMO_RET(select_best_choice({