informal
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This week has seen informal peace talks in Dublin at a military airbase.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
Among them are a growing number of informal, privately run gas depots that have popped up across Havana, where most state-run gas stations remain closed because of U.S. sanctions against Cuban-government entities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
He has become a close informal adviser on AI to Donald Trump, traveling with the US president on Air Force One to Beijing earlier this year.
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026
As the investigation progressed, it became clear the authorities believed Cash and Berry had been involved in an informal, but dangerous, exchange of information that was "prejudicial to the safety and interests of the UK".
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026
This informal punishment would doubtless be the worst.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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