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"African borrowers have long paid a high-risk premium and standard models can miss the informal economy, domestic savings and reforms," said Jacob Oreki, a management consultant at Kenya's Strathmore University Foundation.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 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

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

Soon the two were addressing each other with the informal “du” pronoun, as family and lovers do, instead of the formal “Sie”—a big deal for a single man and married woman in 1850s Germany.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 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