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Recent Examples of off-the-record
The 2024 History Talks kicked off with a fun off-the-record conversation with former President George W. Bush and Laura Bush conducted by their daughter, Today anchor Jenna Bush Hagar.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2024
At one point during our off-the-record conversation, his pager beeped.
—Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2024
In the ’90s, the illicit news was broken explosively in Andrew Morton’s book, Diana: Her True Story, whose primary (if off-the-record) source was Diana herself.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 8 Aug. 2024
In one instance, Terry had participated in an off-the-record North Korea policy briefing with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in June 2022.
—Michael Mitsanas, CNN, 17 July 2024
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2024
At one point during our off-the-record conversation, his pager beeped.
—Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2024
In the ’90s, the illicit news was broken explosively in Andrew Morton’s book, Diana: Her True Story, whose primary (if off-the-record) source was Diana herself.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 8 Aug. 2024
In one instance, Terry had participated in an off-the-record North Korea policy briefing with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in June 2022.
—Michael Mitsanas, CNN, 17 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for off-the-record
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The most vocal opposition has come from Minneapolis' hotel and restaurant industry, which has held several tense closed-door meetings with the authors.Kyle Stokes, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
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In February, Vance attended a closed-door event at the Hungarian Embassy in Washington, D.C., about Christian values and Hungary's pro-family policies, a source close to the Hungarian Embassy told CBS News.Flora Garamvolgyi, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2024
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Also, Barreto had several off-the-books meetings with an unknown source in a Caracas apartment before his death, according to the GPS on his cell phone.EW.com, EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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With more Haitian immigrants free to work legally anywhere because of work permissions granted under the Biden administration, many moved from off-the-books jobs in Florida or New York to factory work in states such as Indiana, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas and Virginia.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 2 Oct. 2024
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Santa Clara Vice Mayor Anthony Becker, who is expected to go to trial soon for allegedly leaking a confidential civil grand jury report and lying about it, trailed far behind after Election night in his quest for reelection against political newcomer Kelly Cox.Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Any vendor that accesses or stores your sensitive, protected or confidential data must be thoroughly evaluated.Paul Blough, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Israel has a long history of conducting brazen spy operations abroad, including in Iran, where such clandestine activities have been linked to acts of sabotage against nuclear facilities and the assassinations of nuclear scientists.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Many of those missing are buried in clandestine graves all across the country.Geraldine Castro, WIRED, 1 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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Prince cites a conversation with Atlantic CEO (and former WIRED editor in chief) Nick Thompson as inspiration for the project; Thompson had discussed how many different publishers had encountered surreptitious web scrapers.Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Off-the-record.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/off-the-record. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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