informal
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He has taken on an informal mentoring role with the club's academy graduates, several of whom already regard him as a reference point.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
But speaking in Bangkok after informal closed-door talks with heads of delegations, Cordano said he was hopeful a deal could be clinched at the next official round of negotiations.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
Alison Galvani, the paper’s lead author, served as “an informal unpaid adviser” to Mr. Sanders when he introduced the legislation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Karl van Bibber, a Berkeley professor of nuclear engineering, served as Seiler's informal adviser on subjects ranging from X-ray imaging to scientific publishing.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
Necessity being the mother of invention, black people created their own transit system, an informal network of bus routes, controlled by private associations operating entirely outside the law.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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