informal
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In these volunteer-run gatherings, people convene — in libraries, places of worship and independent living communities — for tea and snacks to discuss their mortality in an informal, supportive setting.
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
It was not immediately clear who appointed Ghalibaf to the role, but the Tasnim news agency, citing informal sources, said he would "coordinate various sectors of relations between Iran and China".
From Barron's • May 17, 2026
He said that staff who were found to have accessed patient records were subject to disciplinary processes ranging from "informal counselling to a final written warning".
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Ferguson was someone who could make a kind of informal education happen.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
Still, the point is that all kinds of decisions can be cast into this framework and call for the informal evaluation of probabilities.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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