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officially

/ əˈɪʃəɪ /

adverb

  1. in a formal or authoritative manner

    the Queen officially opened the dome

  2. in a way that is formally acknowledged but is not necessarily the case

    officially on the dole but actually holding a job

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Piles of abandoned shoes, backpacks and clothing became vivid symbols of Mexico’s crisis of the disappeared, now officially numbering more than 120,000 vanished individuals, most presumed victims of organized crime.

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In the meantime, Pokémon Go has also officially partnered with Major League Baseball, further cementing the game’s U.S. presence.

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For this tournament, he is officially classed as an amateur and this is his seventh match of the competition after he had to fight through four qualifying rounds.

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Gelasius I is widely recognised as the first pope to officially be called the "Vicar of Christ", a term that signifies the Pope's role as Christ's representative on Earth.

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Because of the rain, Criterion employees allowed guests to begin filing into the van early, at about 9:45, around the same time they officially closed the line to more people.

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