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Recent Examples of off-the-books
Mike soon finds out that Roxanne is a spy with an off-the-books government organization called The Union.
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Tim Lammers, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
In the old versions, the players were simply labeled with fake names or numbers, unless the gamers found an off-the-books workaround.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 20 July 2024
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has his own personal, off-the-books hedge fund called the Setad, which is worth $95 billion.
—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
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Tim Lammers, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
In the old versions, the players were simply labeled with fake names or numbers, unless the gamers found an off-the-books workaround.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 20 July 2024
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has his own personal, off-the-books hedge fund called the Setad, which is worth $95 billion.
—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
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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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For many young adults, the season of joy was a clandestine opportunity to enjoy their favorite herb in a hush-hush, counterculture way.Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2024
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What the seventh art has been notoriously bad at is exploring the concept of female desire, in all of its complexities and clandestine, dark-corner complications.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 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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Read in full from Sophie Clark on Newsweek. House Intelligence Committee to get 'closed-door drone briefing at 2 p.m.' Members of the House Intelligence Committee are set to receive a closed-door briefing on the drone sightings, NBC News reports.Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 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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In Season 1, Jun-ho infiltrates the games undercover in order to investigate what happened to his brother.Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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Abdullah Azz al-Din Taha Muhammad Hassan allegedly provided bomb-making instructions and plans on how to attack the Manhattan consulate to an undercover FBI source, according to court documents.Louis Casiano, Fox News, 20 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 big picture: The report from Inspector General Michael Horowitz undercuts the false claim among President-elect Trump's supporters and allies that a covert intelligence effort facilitated the infamous attack to ensnare the MAGA movement.Avery Lotz, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
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Hazmat crews from the state as well as a private company responded to the scene.Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Dec. 2024
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But as long as your private information remains private, you would hardly be victimized.Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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The Netflix series, written by Joe Barton (the creator of the underrated crime thriller Giri/Haji), is a darkly funny, thrillingly brutal, ludicrously self-aware yarn about underground crime networks, diplomatic crises, and espionage.Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Complete decommissioning can include felling or dismantling the turbines, partially or wholly removing the turbine foundations and underground cables, removing the ground-level facilities, and restoring the land to a usable state.Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 23 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 30 Dec. 2024.
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