off-the-record
adjective
off-the-rec·ord
ˈȯf-ṯẖə-ˈre-kərd 
: given or made in confidence and not for publication
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While Netflix won’t speak to global viewership expectations, the Super Bowl comes up in off-the-record conversations as an only slightly outlandish aspirational benchmark — and 124 million tuned in for Super Bowl LVIII.
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Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2024
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.
—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
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Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2024
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.
—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
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“Off-the-record.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off-the-record. Accessed 25 Oct. 2024.
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