informal
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Over time we all have probably set informal limits on what we will give or accept.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
If anything, Coop studies people, studies groups of folks and systems, and how informal and formal systems of specific societies interact.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
Donatell’s gas station has become an informal lobby for those waiting for a seat in the speakeasy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
But migrant workers in big cities, many of whom depend on informal networks to buy cooking gas, say they are worried.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
Using a formal style when an informal style is called for results in prose that seems stuffy, pompous, affected, haughty.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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