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Recent Examples of off-the-books
Three-quarters of Zimbabweans toil in the informal workforce, one of the highest rates of off-the-books work in the world.
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Tawanda Karombo, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Dec. 2024
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, 22 Oct. 2024
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
Mike soon finds out that Roxanne is a spy with an off-the-books government organization called The Union.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
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Tawanda Karombo, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Dec. 2024
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, 22 Oct. 2024
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
Mike soon finds out that Roxanne is a spy with an off-the-books government organization called The Union.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for off-the-books
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When Trump’s civil case on financial fraud ramped up in New York City — and through methods that are highly creative (and highly off-the-record) — Brourman finagled a seat with the other courtroom sketch artists, who were not entirely welcoming to this stilettoed upstart in their midst.—
Alex Morris,
Rolling Stone,
16 Jan. 2025
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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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Given the clandestine nature of the process, the true number of fictitious sons who arrived during exclusion will never be known.—
Jane Hu,
The New Yorker,
23 Jan. 2025
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Inspired by the Belle Époque era in 1900 Buenos Aires, the soaring space manages to feel clandestine with its dim lighting, lush floral displays, and bartenders in crisp white jackets.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Seoul’s intelligence service briefed lawmakers in a closed-door briefing on Monday, saying the main reason for mass casualties is due to the North Korean soldiers' lack of understanding in modern warfare, such as drone target shots and charging without rear fire support.—
Hakyung Kate Lee,
ABC News,
16 Jan. 2025
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Although no decisions were made, the closed-door discussion showed how controversial cuts to the safety net program are seriously under consideration.—
Peter Sullivan,
Axios,
15 Jan. 2025
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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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One that, again, merged something familiar – an undercover cop – with something unfamiliar: the world of art fraud.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2025
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In 2023, Benjamin Coney, 30, and Emily Grace Brinley, 26, both from Conway, messaged an undercover FBI agent posing as a mom of two girls, according to a Jan. 16 news release by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Arkansas.—
Paloma Chavez,
Kansas City Star,
21 Jan. 2025
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Social Media Sites Are 'Vast Surveillance' Operations Even the Experts Have Trouble Getting Data Brokers to Stop Tracking Them According to Paxton, the covert data collection also violates the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act, which went into effect last July.—
Michael Kan,
PCMAG,
13 Jan. 2025
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Read: What Europe fears The Eagle S, however, apparently had a covert military purpose as well: Investigators discovered that the vessel was crammed full of advanced surveillance equipment, which used so much power that the ship suffered from periodic blackouts.—
Phillips Payson O’Brien,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2025
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The race drivers are limited to 1,000km of private test running in old cars through the year, meaning Hamilton’s 89km run, followed by teammate Charles Leclerc’s 42km run in the afternoon, leaves plenty of room for more ahead of the new season.—
Luke Smith,
The Athletic,
25 Jan. 2025
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Court records show that in 2023, Rodrigues pleaded guilty to seven counts of stalking, stalking with a prior conviction and disclosing private images, but a judge suspended his prison sentence, instead ordering him to serve probation, the newspaper reported.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
25 Jan. 2025
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Historical records suggest Ludovico ordered the construction of an underground passageway to allow him easy access to Milan’s Basilica of Santa Maria delle Grazie, where his wife was buried.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Jan. 2025
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Prime your body for a weekend of Quebec City’s outdoors by dropping in for daily yoga (18 dollars) in the monastery’s arched stone underground vault.—
Vjosa Isai,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Off-the-books.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/off-the-books. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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