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Recent Examples of semiofficial
She was later taken to the police station, Iran's semiofficial news agency Tasnim reported.
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Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
This has been reflected in a number of semiofficial commentaries that have mysteriously found their way into the public domain during April.
—Kevin Rudd, Foreign Affairs, 6 May 2020
Smuggling people across Libya’s southern borders became semiofficial practice in 1992, as Qaddafi sought to circumvent the UN’s air traffic embargo.
—Jérôme Tubiana, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2017
Fars and the other semiofficial news agency Tasnim reported the sound of blasts, without giving a cause.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 19 Apr. 2024
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Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
This has been reflected in a number of semiofficial commentaries that have mysteriously found their way into the public domain during April.
—Kevin Rudd, Foreign Affairs, 6 May 2020
Smuggling people across Libya’s southern borders became semiofficial practice in 1992, as Qaddafi sought to circumvent the UN’s air traffic embargo.
—Jérôme Tubiana, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2017
Fars and the other semiofficial news agency Tasnim reported the sound of blasts, without giving a cause.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 19 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for semiofficial
Adjective
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According to the View’s official metrics, the upstairs lounge takes forty-five minutes to complete a rotation, and the dining room takes an hour and a half.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
18 May 2025
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This year’s Cannes Film Festival master of ceremonies Laurent Lafitte, who is hosting both the official opening and closing events, hit the red carpet in a sharp tux.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
18 May 2025
Adjective
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Fraudsters will seek to distribute duty evaded goods as well as counterfeit alcoholic products into legitimate retail supply chains.—
Mark Littler,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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But Aoun’s presidency signals the changing political environment in another key way; unlike his predecessors, Aoun has not endorsed Hezbollah as a legitimate resistance movement.—
Mireille Rebeiz,
The Conversation,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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A number of legal experts see Trump’s lawsuit as meritless, but the litigation comes as CBS-parent Paramount Global seeks Trump administration approval for its merger with Skydance.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
20 May 2025
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The result of this lack of effective legal representation can lead to unnecessary jail admissions or prison sentences, which then damage individuals, families and communities through incarceration and lost wages.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
20 May 2025
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The cases have included people without lawful status in the country, as well as international students targeted for their pro-Palestinian advocacy.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
11 May 2025
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The decision in Öztürk’s case came the same day the administration was dealt another loss after the US Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York denied an appeal to stay a lower court’s order to release Columbia University student and lawful permanent resident Mohsen Mahdawi.—
Gloria Pazmino,
CNN Money,
9 May 2025
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“Semiofficial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semiofficial. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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