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Recent Examples of off-the-record
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.
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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
At one point during our off-the-record conversation, his pager beeped.
—Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2024
In the ’90s, the illicit news was broken explosively in Andrew Morton’s book, Diana: Her True Story, whose primary (if off-the-record) source was Diana herself.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 8 Aug. 2024
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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
At one point during our off-the-record conversation, his pager beeped.
—Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2024
In the ’90s, the illicit news was broken explosively in Andrew Morton’s book, Diana: Her True Story, whose primary (if off-the-record) source was Diana herself.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 8 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for off-the-record
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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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In a closed-door meeting, the majority of the caucus voted for Connolly, of Virginia, to be the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee over 35-year-old Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, who campaigned on calls to pass the torch to younger leaders.Farnoush Amiri, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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An elite task force of investigators has its hands full when an off-the-books max-security prison sees a massive breach, leading to the escape of the most notorious convicts.Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 21 Dec. 2024
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Three-quarters of Zimbabweans toil in the informal workforce, one of the highest rates of off-the-books work in the world.Tawanda Karombo, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Dec. 2024
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According to people familiar with the confidential talks, New York’s negotiators have offered New Jersey hundreds of millions of dollars to settle the lawsuit.Ana Ley, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Sarkozy, a conservative who remains an important figure in French politics even after leaving office in 2012, had been found guilty by a lower court of trying to bribe a judge and of peddling influence in exchange for confidential information about a probe into his 2007 campaign finances.Reuters, CNN, 18 Dec. 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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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 30 Dec. 2024.
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