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Recent Examples of closed-door
In its closed-door briefing to lawmakers, South Korea’s National Intelligence Service said that Russia had given North Korea air defense missiles, electronic warfare equipment, drones and technology for spy satellite launches.
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Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025
Defense focuses on mystery rapper The first two hours of court on Thursday were dominated by a closed-door conversation between the judge overseeing the case, Combs' lawyers and federal prosecutors.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 12 June 2025
Lawyers specializing in open government law told the Star-Telegram that the board likely violated the Texas Open Meetings Act with that closed-door discussion.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2025
The proceedings got a late start today because Judge Arun Subramanian and the lawyers stepped away for a closed-door meeting to hash out ground rules for Jane’s cross-examination.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 12 June 2025
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Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025
Defense focuses on mystery rapper The first two hours of court on Thursday were dominated by a closed-door conversation between the judge overseeing the case, Combs' lawyers and federal prosecutors.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 12 June 2025
Lawyers specializing in open government law told the Star-Telegram that the board likely violated the Texas Open Meetings Act with that closed-door discussion.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2025
The proceedings got a late start today because Judge Arun Subramanian and the lawyers stepped away for a closed-door meeting to hash out ground rules for Jane’s cross-examination.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for closed-door
Adjective
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Most of these off-the-record asks happen during early development: pitches, mood boards, preproduction.—
Lila Shapiro,
Vulture,
4 June 2025
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Here are five hard truths that emerged from the keynotes, panels, and off-the-record conversations at the Summit—insights every professional needs to hear right now.—
Dr. Nadya Zhexembayeva,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
Adjective
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Whoops: Dozens die south of the border when Joe leads an off-the-books attack on human traffickers.—
Hugh Hart,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2025
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Charges were dropped Tuesday against the one-time manager of a former off-the-books Gary strip club after the man died, filings show.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2025
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American veterans and others have traveled to smaller, clandestine clinics for treatment to deal with depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and addiction.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
29 June 2025
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Gi-hun, who’d found his way back in the clandestine gaming complex (situated inside a mountain on a remote island), is Player 456 again among a new round of contestants.—
Lorraine Ali,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2025
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“Closed-door.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closed-door. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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