unofficially

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The timing of the output decline and the rise in prices “could hardly be worse,” as the U.S. driving season unofficially begins with the Memorial Day holiday at the end of May, the J.P.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

The Kennedy Center has been unofficially renamed for him.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

China retaliated by unofficially boycotting Korean goods, banning group tours to South Korea for six years, and even cancelling K-pop concerts.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

"We unofficially got information that the draft of the decision is written with a negative attitude," the campaign organisers wrote on their website this week.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

Soon a small group of people at Hopkins began meeting unofficially, without telling Wyche or Speed, to discuss what the university might do to honor Henrietta and the Lacks family.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot