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Recent Examples of unofficial
However, with his Major League team playing at Las Vegas Ballpark this week as an unofficial introduction to their future hometown, Kotsay likely wasn’t expecting the offensive explosion that was to come.
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Sean Campbell
june 9, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2026
Actor Ben Stiller, who has become something of the Knicks’ unofficial documentarian throughout this playoff run, arrived hours before tipoff.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 June 2026
It was developed as an unofficial, out-of-hours, rule-breaking project by Auto Union’s engineers in the late 1960s.
—Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 8 June 2026
Nowhere was this clearer than in the unofficial South African Pavilion presenting Gabrielle Goliath’s Elegy.
—Thomas Rom, ARTnews.com, 8 June 2026
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Sean Campbell
june 9, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2026
Actor Ben Stiller, who has become something of the Knicks’ unofficial documentarian throughout this playoff run, arrived hours before tipoff.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 June 2026
It was developed as an unofficial, out-of-hours, rule-breaking project by Auto Union’s engineers in the late 1960s.
—Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 8 June 2026
Nowhere was this clearer than in the unofficial South African Pavilion presenting Gabrielle Goliath’s Elegy.
—Thomas Rom, ARTnews.com, 8 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unofficial
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More than 60 local, county and state law enforcement agencies in places where the games will be held recently completed a first-of-its-kind federal training program to help detect and deter the unauthorized presence of drones near World Cup sites and related fan events.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
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The payment network has faced years of scrutiny over fraud and unauthorized transfers, including a lawsuit filed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in December 2024.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 June 2026
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The largely informal opposition had consisted mainly of local cities that warned another sales tax would disproportionately burden the poorest residents and force shoppers across the county border in hopes of finding lower costs.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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An informal settlement is a residential area where housing units have been constructed without official rights to the land.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
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“Unofficial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unofficial. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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