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Recent Examples of semiofficial
Iran’s semiofficial Mehr News Agency said 12 percent of the ballots in Tehran were blank.
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Farnaz Fassihi, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2024
The Iranian semiofficial news agency ISNA quoted Foreign Ministry spokesman Naser Kanaani as saying the operations were part of Tehran’s just punishment against those who act against the country’s security.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2024
Also, Tasnim, an Iranian semiofficial news agency close to the country’s security establishment, said Monday that an Iranian destroyer has been moved to the Red Sea.
—WSJ, 2 Jan. 2024
State-run and semiofficial media in Iran have avoided mentioning the anniversary, which typically signals pressure from the government.
—Nasser Karimi and Jon Gambrell, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Sep. 2023
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Farnaz Fassihi, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2024
The Iranian semiofficial news agency ISNA quoted Foreign Ministry spokesman Naser Kanaani as saying the operations were part of Tehran’s just punishment against those who act against the country’s security.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2024
Also, Tasnim, an Iranian semiofficial news agency close to the country’s security establishment, said Monday that an Iranian destroyer has been moved to the Red Sea.
—WSJ, 2 Jan. 2024
State-run and semiofficial media in Iran have avoided mentioning the anniversary, which typically signals pressure from the government.
—Nasser Karimi and Jon Gambrell, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for semiofficial
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Texas has designated an official state stone (petrified palmwood), shell (lightning whelk) and grass (sideoats grama).Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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No official launch date has been announced yet due to ongoing aircraft delays.Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Nov. 2024
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Fox News was quick to jump to Trump's response on his Truth Social platform — a predictable response, maybe, but a legitimate one.Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024
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The most common type of scam is through email, such as those advertising sales from what appear to be legitimate retailers.Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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The core of this ongoing legal tension is an antitrust challenge that targets NASCAR's charter agreements, with the racing teams seeking the right to maintain their lawsuit while potentially signing agreements.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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Many of the legal professionals who went to work for the ICC had been shaped by the experience of working for the ad hoc tribunals for Rwanda and Yugoslavia, which were relatively successful in delivering verdicts against human-rights offenders.Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2024
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In those same four months the number of encounters between lawful crossing locations, a.k.a points of entry, has also dropped significantly to an average of around 56,200 per month, a number that roughly meets or falls below many monthly figures recorded under the last Trump administration.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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That provides a little more than a month for courts to address disputes over a state's election results, such as whether the state included unlawful votes or excluded lawful ones.Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Semiofficial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semiofficial. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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