informal
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It comes a week after the most significant escalation in the largely dormant conflict between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia since an informal truce took effect in 2022.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Mr. Netanyahu has directed Israel’s diplomacy for 16 of the past 17 years, resulting in many formal and informal alignments with nations that had long been among Israel’s sworn enemies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
He pointed to an informal opinion about video resumes from the federal government’s Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in 2010.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
Raised by a single mother in Korogocho, one of Nairobi's poorest informal settlements, Marius describes himself as "something like illiterate", and sees few options in a country where 40 percent live below the poverty line.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
Ignatius frowned and said, “I do not understand why she was sent away. After all, we are quite informal here. We are one big family. I only hope that you have not damaged her morale.”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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