unofficial

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Recent Examples of unofficial Blair, who lives in Lilburn, received 36% of the vote, according to unofficial results in Tuesday’s special election. Tia Mitchell, AJC.com, 29 July 2026 Adam Voith, Vernon’s former booking agent and part of an unofficial group of inner-circle advisors, says that, despite its vaudevillian vibes, this one-night-only thing wasn’t a marketing gimmick. Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 28 July 2026 The Queen Conch, a giant sea snail and unofficial mascot of the Florida Keys, was listed as endangered on Valentine’s Day, 2022. Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 27 July 2026 Each September, Mount Jackson leans all the way in to its unofficial role as Virginia’s potato capital with one of the South’s most gloriously offbeat free festivals. Kinsey Gidick, Travel + Leisure, 27 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for unofficial
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Adjective
  • The department said the detectives who reported the affair violated three policies for conducting an unauthorized investigation and their use of Flock.
    Kelsy Mittauer, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Anthropic said a misconfiguration allowed Claude models to reach the internet from testing environments that were supposed to be isolated, leading to unauthorized access to three organizations’ systems.
    Reuters, NBC news, 31 July 2026
Adjective
  • But in recent years, the informal community has become more active — and, at times, more divisive.
    William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2026
  • What if every leader was expected to create transparent pathways for growth instead of relying on informal networks and chance opportunities?
    Shelley Zalis, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

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“Unofficial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unofficial. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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