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Recent Examples of off-the-record
The allegations were linked to secret recordings made on Garcia’s courtroom laptop that captured off-the-record conversations between Judge David Downing and his clerk.
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Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
While Netflix won’t speak to global viewership expectations, the Super Bowl comes up in off-the-record conversations as an only slightly outlandish aspirational benchmark — and 124 million tuned in for Super Bowl LVIII.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2024
By The Week Staff published 18 September 2024 Israel has been recruiting African asylum seekers to take part in military operations in Gaza in exchange for permanent residency, according to off-the-record briefings by Israeli defence officials.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 18 Sep. 2024
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.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2024
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Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
While Netflix won’t speak to global viewership expectations, the Super Bowl comes up in off-the-record conversations as an only slightly outlandish aspirational benchmark — and 124 million tuned in for Super Bowl LVIII.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2024
By The Week Staff published 18 September 2024 Israel has been recruiting African asylum seekers to take part in military operations in Gaza in exchange for permanent residency, according to off-the-record briefings by Israeli defence officials.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 18 Sep. 2024
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.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for off-the-record
Adjective
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The toilet room doesn't include a sink or shower but serves simply as a private closed-door space for using the portable composting or cassette toilet.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 Feb. 2025
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Last week, the judge ordered the transcript of a closed-door hearing regarding the defense's opposition to investigative genetic genealogy evidence to be made public, at least in part.—
Michael Ruiz,
Fox News,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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While some people are finding off-the-books employment as waiters or tour guides, experts say tourism is failing to bring a substantial increase in higher wage jobs.—
Gianni Cipriano,
New York Times,
2 Jan. 2025
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Out of other options, Rowan turns to her ex-boyfriend — geneticist Sam Larkin, who’s on the cusp of literally curing blindness(?!) — for an off-the-books testing of Lasher’s genetics.—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
5 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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To access the free, confidential service, call 211, text a ZIP code to TXT211 or 898211, or go online at www.211dupage.gov.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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As a special government employee, Musk only has to file a confidential financial disclosure form with the White House, which will likely not become public.—
John Hyatt,
Forbes,
14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Brendan Marks and Matt Baker uncovered documents that illustrate North Carolina’s clandestine research into conference realignment.—
Chris Branch,
The Athletic,
12 Feb. 2025
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This defiant and entertaining work playfully uses headshots and avatars to visualize clandestine audio recordings documenting years of Kafkaesque impositions, threats, and vital dissident art.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
10 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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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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“Off-the-record.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/off-the-record. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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