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informal

[in-fawr-muhl] / ɪnˈfɔr məl /


ADJECTIVE
conversational or colloquial
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It said there had been a rise in "informal camping" in some locations which had led to "littering and other environmental pressures as well as anti-social behaviour".

From BBC • Apr. 17, 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

Research also shows that women are more likely to continue playing when they receive formal instruction from a professional rather than informal guidance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

A project to address the issues associated with the informal miners formalized much of Mutoshi’s work shortly after that visit, but those efforts were halted due to Covid.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

These informal polls rarely come with confidence intervals or any details of the methods used, so the problem of self-selected samples is not always immediately apparent.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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