off-the-record
adjective
off-the-rec·ord
ˈȯf-ṯẖə-ˈre-kərd 
: given or made in confidence and not for publication
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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.
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Chris Morris, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
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.
—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
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Chris Morris, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
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.
—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
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“Off-the-record.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off-the-record. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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