informally

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When looking at companies that clear those bars, the index committee then has discretion over which companies to include and may informally consider factors like sector weightings when doing so.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

Unauthorised peddling, parking and blocking foot traffic were long tolerated informally, but fines are now being enforced -- and city authorities are considering doubling them.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, both members of the progressive group informally known as “the Squad.”

From Salon • May 24, 2026

The Met said it will assume ownership and operation of Lauder’s 25-year-old museum in 2028, informally renaming it the Met Neue Galerie.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Mr. Lyte was talking as informally as though he and Mr. Dana were alone together, sitting at a tavern, cracking walnuts, drinking Madeira.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes