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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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Though no official vote was taken by the board on Tuesday, most of the supervisors agreed that Nguyen’s district should receive the funds.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
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The museum, designated as the nation's official World War I museum by Congress in 2004, and the memorial host more than 1 million visitors annually.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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The more teams that are legitimate playoff contenders each year in that conference, the better.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
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The Australia-Singapore and EU-Singapore digital economy agreements restrict unjustified data localization requirements, while maintaining protections to address legitimate security concerns.—
Leonard Lim,
Fortune,
10 June 2026
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By 1986, this legal jeopardy drove all but one vaccine manufacturer out of the market, with that last survivor poised to abandon vaccines in the US as well.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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In legal filings, Ohio Medicaid warned that recalculating the payments under the court's interpretation could cost about $285 million more per year than lawmakers originally intended, potentially approaching $1 billion over two budget cycles.—
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
11 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 11 Jun. 2026.
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