off-the-record
adjective
off-the-rec·ord
ˈȯf-ṯẖə-ˈre-kərd 
: given or made in confidence and not for publication
off-the-record comments
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However, the meeting after the meeting creates an environment where decisions are often undone or altered by informal, off-the-record conversations.
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Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Driving the news: In off-the-record hallway conversations, background roundtables, and on-the-record interviews, decision-makers were largely interested in gas, carbon capture, and sustainable aviation fuel.
—Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
Mike Allen Jan 31, 2025 - Politics & Policy
Altman gives AI show-and-tell to D.C. power players
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman gave government leaders, policy experts and journalists a sneak peek at coming technology Thursday during an off-the-record demo near Capitol Hill.
—Maria Curi, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025
At the same meeting, OpenAI product chief Kevin Weil was set to provide an off-the-record demonstration of other new capabilities OpenAI plans to introduce during the first quarter of this year.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025
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Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Driving the news: In off-the-record hallway conversations, background roundtables, and on-the-record interviews, decision-makers were largely interested in gas, carbon capture, and sustainable aviation fuel.
—Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
Mike Allen Jan 31, 2025 - Politics & Policy
Altman gives AI show-and-tell to D.C. power players
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman gave government leaders, policy experts and journalists a sneak peek at coming technology Thursday during an off-the-record demo near Capitol Hill.
—Maria Curi, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025
At the same meeting, OpenAI product chief Kevin Weil was set to provide an off-the-record demonstration of other new capabilities OpenAI plans to introduce during the first quarter of this year.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Off-the-record.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off-the-record. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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