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1880
After the show, we went backstage to meet the band.
some of the most important decisions were made backstage, and only presented to the full committee afterward
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1901
clandestinely, collusively, conspiratorially, covertly;
furtively, secretively, sneakily, stealthily, surreptitiously, undercover, underground, underhand, underhanded, underhandedly;
in private;
: behind the stage of a theater
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