informally

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Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, both members of the progressive group informally known as “the Squad.”

From Salon • May 24, 2026

A group informally known as "Hulk" lizards has altered the dynamics within the species.

From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026

Many were employed informally without any legal contract.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

The plans—advancing informally through side discussions and over dinner meetings in and around the North Atlantic Treaty Organization—aren’t intended to rival the current alliance, participants said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Because nothing like the full-blooded machinery of a modern political party system existed, Adams conveyed his tentative scheme for a bipartisan initiative informally through letters and conversations sure to be picked up by the press.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis