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unofficially

  • a word derived from official.
    official
    noun
    a person appointed or elected to an office or charged with certain duties.
  • a word derived from unofficial.
    unofficial
    adjective
    not official or formal

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Big banks unofficially kick off the Q2 earnings season next week.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026

This mix of poor use of glucose and insulin resistance is sometimes unofficially called type 3 diabetes.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 17, 2026

While The Traveller had been available unofficially on YouTube, it has just been released on Spotify for the first time following Sheeran's endorsement.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026

Armed Forces Day is unofficially held on the third Saturday of May to celebrate current service members.

From Barron's ● May 25, 2026

With the help of Brother Ugo, who’d unofficially taken them on as wards, they’d become two of the youngest apprentices in the temple’s history.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray