under the radar
idiom
: not getting attention : unnoticed
He tried to stay under the radar as he went about his business.
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Often these projects fly under the radar of the popular technology press, which these days seems more interested in the personalities driving Big Tech companies than in the technology itself.
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Harry Goldstein, IEEE Spectrum, 1 Jan. 2026
Keira Knightley and her husband James Righton famously fly under the radar, but the Pirates of the Caribbean alum gave fans a rare—and hilarious—glimpse into the early days of their relationship, including a frustrating characteristic of the musician.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 30 Dec. 2025
That remoteness is exactly what keeps Glass Mountain under the radar.
—Taryn Shorr-McKee, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2025
However, their lives under the radar are thrown into the limelight when their husbands are killed under mysterious circumstances in the USSR.
—Lucy Ford, Time, 27 Dec. 2025
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Harry Goldstein, IEEE Spectrum, 1 Jan. 2026
Keira Knightley and her husband James Righton famously fly under the radar, but the Pirates of the Caribbean alum gave fans a rare—and hilarious—glimpse into the early days of their relationship, including a frustrating characteristic of the musician.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 30 Dec. 2025
That remoteness is exactly what keeps Glass Mountain under the radar.
—Taryn Shorr-McKee, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2025
However, their lives under the radar are thrown into the limelight when their husbands are killed under mysterious circumstances in the USSR.
—Lucy Ford, Time, 27 Dec. 2025
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“Under the radar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20the%20radar. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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