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informal

[in-fawr-muhl] / ɪnˈfɔr məl /


ADJECTIVE
conversational or colloquial
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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

But it was really the informal activities that made a difference.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

But migrants who work in the informal sector often do not have the right documents in the cities they live in.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 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

He called Mama by my last name, not knowing that I was an informal adoptee.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers




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