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According to the news outlet, Barber worked in the U.S. Air Force and was also recruited into Air Force Special Operations, and later worked in a nonofficial capacity for the Defense Department and the intelligence community.
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
But the line between official and nonofficial acts can be blurry.
—Sarah Binder, Foreign Affairs, 18 July 2024
In a country where nonofficial independent media has been largely stifled under Chavismo—the colloquial name given to the quarter century of political control by the late strongman Hugo Chávez and his successor, Maduro—social-media apps play an important role as a communications lifeline.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2024
The president, for instance, might veto a bill after accepting a bribe—something that sure sounds like a nonofficial, criminal act.
—Sarah Binder, Foreign Affairs, 18 July 2024
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
But the line between official and nonofficial acts can be blurry.
—Sarah Binder, Foreign Affairs, 18 July 2024
In a country where nonofficial independent media has been largely stifled under Chavismo—the colloquial name given to the quarter century of political control by the late strongman Hugo Chávez and his successor, Maduro—social-media apps play an important role as a communications lifeline.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2024
The president, for instance, might veto a bill after accepting a bribe—something that sure sounds like a nonofficial, criminal act.
—Sarah Binder, Foreign Affairs, 18 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonofficial
Adjective
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The Whisper number is the Street's unofficial view on earnings.—
Adam Sarhan,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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That falls into the unofficial hierarchy of Disney Adults, where fans look down on other fans, perhaps pooh-poohing ones who aren’t annual passholders or haven’t stayed in the most chichi hotels or lack international parks experience.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Aug. 2025
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Continuous monitoring is necessary, especially for detecting unauthorized API calls or user access, anomalous data flows or excessive account privileges.—
Amir Khayat,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Successful advocacy emphasized unauthorized immigrants as integral community members — neighbors, coworkers and taxpayers — whose presence benefits all Americans.—
Chinyere Osuji,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Nonofficial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonofficial. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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