informal
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Current and former controllers say managers have often condoned their leaving before their shifts officially end, and it is seen as an informal perk after busy stretches working air traffic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Costa Rica's Rebeca Grynspan was the front-runner after last month's first informal vote, in which the council's 15 members, including the five with veto power, pass judgment in secret on the candidates.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
The informal mechanism has persisted, in various forms, despite criticism from countries opposed to the opaque process.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
"The bigger concern would be if charges eventually reach small and informal merchants in less-developed districts, where merchant networks are still thin and adoption is still maturing."
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
These were, let me say, overwhelmingly professional in tone - though naturally we might discuss some informal topics from time to time.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
Vocabulary lists containing informal
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