informality

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But there is another aspect of things worth exploring here, beyond the formality of Washington's requests, and the informality of the president both in private and in public.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

"Resilient growth and stable unemployment figures should not distract us from the deeper reality: hundreds of millions of workers remain trapped in poverty, informality, and exclusion," ILO chief Gilbert Houngbo said in a statement.

From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026

Forty years ago, Danny Meyer opened Union Square Cafe in Manhattan with a combination of informality and refinement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

But from the moment he was elected in 2013, Pope Francis came with an informality and a smile that put the people he met at their ease.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2025

Everyone, meanwhile, appears to be blending into a classless crowd, shedding the showiest kinds of high-status clothes in favor of a jeans-and-sweatsuit informality.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times