unofficial source

collocation in English

meaningsofunofficialandsource

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unofficial
adjective
uk
/ˌʌn.əˈfɪʃ.əl/us
/ˌʌn.əˈfɪʃ.əl/
not official; not from a person in authority, the ...
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source
noun[C]
uk
/sɔːs/us
/sɔːrs/
the place something comes from or starts at, or the cause ...
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(Definition ofunofficialandsourcefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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For 1923 there is no official information, but a rough estimate from anunofficialsourceplaces the output at about 40,000,000 tons.
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These three are the only images from unofficial sources in this paper. 16.
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They have included a most comprehensive critical apparatus, and their diligence in combing the official and unofficial sources for the expedition merits high encomium.
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Some of us have had intimations from unofficial sources about how successful it may have been.
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That must be set beside any reports from unofficial sources that she cares to bring before us.
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I have tried, from unofficial sources, to make an estimate of what this is likely to mean.
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The question this raises is what methods should be used to compare data that often come from unofficial sources?
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From information received from unofficial sources eight officers and 145 other ranks are believed to be or are accepted as being prisoners of war.
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Consequently, millions of people have to resort to unofficial sources which, taking into account the intermediaries, charge prices that are five or ten times higher.
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We must depend on unofficial sources rather than on specific communications.
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It received evidence from all kinds of official, national and local sources and unofficial sources.
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There is not a day that passes without my receiving information not only from official sources but from unofficial sources.
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I have more or less found that out from unofficial sources.
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Information received from unofficial sources suggests that charges may not be collected in all regions.
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As to the numbers of those who have been rendered homeless, our only reports are from unofficial sources and cannot well be considered as much more than general rumour.
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Unofficial sources say the death toll was as high as 83.
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Some towns appear to have obtained their handstamps from unofficial sources.
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However, according to unofficial sources, ebrowski was to refuse the offer.
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Unofficial sources place the rebel casualties at over 5,000.
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There are also several unofficial sources for statutes.
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