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Recent Examples of off-the-books
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has his own personal, off-the-books hedge fund called the Setad, which is worth $95 billion.
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Michael R. Pompeo, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2018
Bragg’s office secured that conviction on tax fraud charges for reaping luxurious off-the-books benefits while Weisselberg was head of the Trump Org’s coffers in a separate case in August 2022, leading to his 99-day term on Rikers Island.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2024
This year’s version is another rob-Peter-to-pay-Paul maneuver that would remove $8.8 billion in overpayments of state aid from previous years from the budget and treat it, in effect, as a off-the-books loan to be written off over five years.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 22 May 2024
Her husband is still awaiting his work authorization and meanwhile looks for off-the-books jobs every morning with other day laborers.
—Antonio Olivo, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
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Michael R. Pompeo, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2018
Bragg’s office secured that conviction on tax fraud charges for reaping luxurious off-the-books benefits while Weisselberg was head of the Trump Org’s coffers in a separate case in August 2022, leading to his 99-day term on Rikers Island.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2024
This year’s version is another rob-Peter-to-pay-Paul maneuver that would remove $8.8 billion in overpayments of state aid from previous years from the budget and treat it, in effect, as a off-the-books loan to be written off over five years.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 22 May 2024
Her husband is still awaiting his work authorization and meanwhile looks for off-the-books jobs every morning with other day laborers.
—Antonio Olivo, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for off-the-books
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Through voiceover, Wang shares details from off-the-record conversations which unveil Payá’s ambiguous feelings about the former president.Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
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Thought-provoking sessions and off-the-record discussions feature Fortune 500 CEOs, former Cabinet members and global Ambassadors, and 7x world champion Tom Brady–among many others.Chris Morris, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
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She's Helen, an agent passing on tips from high up in the Prime Minister's office to a clandestine agency (her loving husband happens to be Britain's defense minister).Tom Gliatto, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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Through clandestine operations and cyberattacks, the country sabotaged key Iranian nuclear facilities.Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
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But lawmakers are also paying attention – members of the House Intelligence Committee received a closed-door briefing on the issue on Tuesday.Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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In a closed-door meeting, the majority of the caucus voted for Connolly, of Virginia, to be the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee over 35-year-old Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, who campaigned on calls to pass the torch to younger leaders.Farnoush Amiri, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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However, when intentions are left surreptitious, fashion can be used as a political weapon.Chloe Iris Kennedy, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The center, which opened in 2022, is responsible for deciphering, and defeating, surreptitious efforts to rig or tilt the American vote.David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
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The canard that the Jan. 6 riot was actually an FBI setup and was driven on by undercover agents has been circulating since the days after the attack.Will Carless, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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More than a decade later, the disgraced politician was found guilty of soliciting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes from undercover feds and stealing money meant to help senior citizens.John Annese, New York Daily News, 12 Dec. 2024
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But all of that changed starting in 2017, when Mr. Trump became president amid the F.B.I. investigation into Russia’s covert attempt to manipulate the 2016 election and the nature of the ties between his campaign and Moscow.Charlie Savage, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2024
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The indictment shows that the FBI unraveled some of the covert schemes and identified specific perpetrators.Michael Kan, PCMAG, 12 Dec. 2024
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African American freshmen enrollment has notably decreased by 16.9% at highly selective public and private nonprofit four-year schools.Janae Bowens, Baltimore Sun, 14 Dec. 2024
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The Humphreys family sold a 25% stake in the business to the Carlyle Group, a $447 billion (assets under management) private equity firm, for an undisclosed sum in 2019.Jemima McEvoy, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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The trial was moved from Jerusalem for undisclosed security reasons and convened in an underground courtroom.Reuters, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
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The trial proceedings, moved to a secure underground Tel Aviv courtroom, highlight Netanyahu's unique position as the first Israeli prime minister to testify as a criminal defendant.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Off-the-books.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/off-the-books. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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