informal
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Think of it as an informal meeting that lasts several hours.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
But migrants who work in the informal sector often do not have the right documents in the cities they live in.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
Chemaf’s founder, Shiraz Virji, son of a Zanzibar spice merchant, once hired dozens of Gurkhas, Nepalese soldiers with a reputation for fierceness, to guard one of the company’s mines against incursions by informal miners.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
Without current data, millions of urban migrants - often in informal jobs and housing - remain poorly captured in policy design, a gap laid bare during the pandemic.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
It was all very informal, and very tense.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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