informal
Example Sentences
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Rapid population growth, rising rents and limited access to formal housing have pushed many low-income residents into informal settlements, particularly along waterfronts and transport corridors.
From BBC
Many of the listed entities weren’t treaty organizations of which the U.S. was formally a member but rather funds, conferences or informal consortia that a country could participate in or not, carrying no obligations.
Neighbors activated hundreds of informal text and Signal chat networks—part of a protest culture that grew after Floyd’s killing to encourage residents to be “observers” who document law-enforcement interactions or rush to unfolding scenes.
Digital platforms have turned informal deliveries into a vast, app-driven workforce governed by algorithms.
From BBC
That’s still too pricey for most in a country where millions scrape by on sporadic income from street vending, domestic work, construction and other iterations of the informal economy.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
