informal

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An informal indicative ballot held already this year, with a turnout of 48.6%, suggested 90.5% of teachers who are members of the NEU would be prepared to take industrial action.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

It is not clear whether he will spend a set number of days there, or whether there will be a more informal arrangement.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

Here the enduring wisdom of Indian spiritual philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti, Ojai’s informal patron saint, serves even to hold a recent incursion of ultra-rich to account.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026

They often operate in a gray zone: informal, lightly standardized, and sometimes arranged through social platforms or private messages rather than established travel or care providers.

From Barron's • Jun. 19, 2026

It has been caused, simply, by the informal divide-and-rule policies of the British colonial exercise.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie