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Recent Examples of semiofficial
In southern Iran, explosions were heard near Bandar Abbas, semiofficial Iranian news agencies said.
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Arkansas Online, 8 May 2026
Iran denied an attack, the semiofficial Iranian outlets Fars and Tabnak reported, and said a passing ship had been stopped for a documents check as part of monitoring.
—Adam Schreck, Fortune, 3 May 2026
Iranian Vice President Esmael Saghab Esfahani said any strike on the country’s oil wells would prompt a retaliatory attack, according to a statement carried by the semiofficial Mehr News Agency.
—Sarah Dean, NBC news, 25 Apr. 2026
Two semiofficial news agencies in Iran seemed to challenge Araghchi’s announcement about the strait.
—Melanie Lidman, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 8 May 2026
Iran denied an attack, the semiofficial Iranian outlets Fars and Tabnak reported, and said a passing ship had been stopped for a documents check as part of monitoring.
—Adam Schreck, Fortune, 3 May 2026
Iranian Vice President Esmael Saghab Esfahani said any strike on the country’s oil wells would prompt a retaliatory attack, according to a statement carried by the semiofficial Mehr News Agency.
—Sarah Dean, NBC news, 25 Apr. 2026
Two semiofficial news agencies in Iran seemed to challenge Araghchi’s announcement about the strait.
—Melanie Lidman, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for semiofficial
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The company, which is also the official partner of the Chinese Olympic Committee, has over 7,600 stores including flagship and factory outlets, according to its annual report.—
Justina Lee,
CNBC,
2 June 2026
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After Election Day, counties continue counting mail ballots, provisional ballots and other outstanding votes during the official canvass period.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
2 June 2026
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Also known as a phantom goal, a ghost goal refers to officiating errors during a football (soccer) match, resulting in either a goal being awarded despite the ball not having crossed the goal line or a legitimate goal being denied.—
Gitanjali Roy,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
3 June 2026
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Maradona initially claimed the goal was legitimate.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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It is embedded within the city’s historic Jackson Park, a decision that was met with legal battles as an environmental group sued the City of Chicago for allowing a private project to be built on public land.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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Because the city did not lock in strict legal rules for spending the new funds, even though the hotel tax has historically helped fund local arts programs, leaders could technically divert the cash to other priorities later.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the company must allow for any uses the Pentagon deemed lawful.—
Ben Finley,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2026
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Trump has predicted the justices will rule against his executive order directing federal agencies not to recognize the citizenship of babies born in the United States if neither parent is a citizen or lawful permanent resident.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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“Semiofficial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semiofficial. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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