informally

Example Sentences

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In this alternate past, a fatal blood virus, known informally as the Red Wind, has been ravaging the population for about a decade.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

And fewer people are wearing blazers and ties to work after the pandemic led to people dressing more informally for the office.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

More than 80 percent of India's e-waste is still processed informally, according to a United Nations Development Programme note in October.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

It requires that all wills should be filed with the probate court when they are discovered, even if probate has already been informally initiated or some assets were already distributed.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 6, 2026

Early researchers' figures were, to put it mildly, informally ascertained.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann