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Recent Examples of closed-door
Such a move would have awarded the job to Rep. David Cook of Mansfield, who in a closed-door vote of the GOP Caucus in early December amassed at least 56 Republican votes.
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John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
On July 9, Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino—long a leading promoter of Epstein conspiracies in his former job as media personality—confronted Bondi in a closed-door White House meeting.
—Carlo Versano
jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025
The document offers a rare look at conversations occurring in these closed-door negotiations.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2025
The closed-door discussions involved Maxwell, her attorneys and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who previously worked as Trump's personal defense lawyer.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 25 July 2025
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John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
On July 9, Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino—long a leading promoter of Epstein conspiracies in his former job as media personality—confronted Bondi in a closed-door White House meeting.
—Carlo Versano
jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025
The document offers a rare look at conversations occurring in these closed-door negotiations.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2025
The closed-door discussions involved Maxwell, her attorneys and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who previously worked as Trump's personal defense lawyer.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for closed-door
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The following account is based on Bloomberg reporting over nearly two years, including on- and off-the-record conversations with more than two dozen analysts, fund managers, traders and current and former company employees.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
20 July 2025
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Details are classified for now, though this reporter was promised an off-the-record reveal at AIFF’s rooftop soiree.—
Essie Assibu,
Variety,
15 July 2025
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In the 2021 film, Odenkirk (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul) stars as Hutch Mansell, a by-the-numbers working stiff who harbors a secret past as an off-the-books government assassin.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Over the years, law enforcement officers have responded to dozens of calls to these casinos for crimes more violent than off-the-books gambling.—
Josh Salman,
Miami Herald,
11 July 2025
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Party leaders could reveal what their rivals were cooking up and reporters could penetrate clandestine deal-making through sources.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
15 Aug. 2025
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Nic Carter, a crypto venture capitalist, then coined the term Operation Choke Point 2.0, referring to an Obama administration clandestine operation to debank undesirable industries including firearms dealers and payday lenders in the early 2010s.—
Billy Bambrough,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Closed-door.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closed-door. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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