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In L.A., concerts were semiofficially resurrected in May, when the Los Angeles Philharmonic performed a comeback show for essential workers at the Hollywood Bowl.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2021

One possible reason he accepted the club’s invitation: The Gridiron’s festivities are semiofficially off the record and TV cameras are banned, which means only people in attendance see the president being the butt of jokes.

From Washington Post • Nov. 2, 2019

It was only in the twilight of that era that certain selections were semiofficially deemed the standard repertoire for discerning listeners, and thus “standards.”

From Slate • Oct. 18, 2018

Nearly 50 “collateral events,” semiofficially part of the Biennale, must be included in any comprehensive tour.

From New York Times • Jun. 5, 2013

The report could not be verified, but Paris semiofficially intimated that she had indisputable proof that the Sussex was a submarine's victim.

From The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War by Churchill, Allen L. (Allen Leon)