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Recent Examples of under-the-table
Ukrainian authorities also quietly shut down an investigation of under-the-table payments in Ukraine to Paul Manafort, who had been chairman of Mr. Trump’s 2016 campaign.
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Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Garcia transmitted the cash in four installments and charged an under-the-table fee of $50 for each wire.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2025
The corruption trial kicked off in 2020, with prosecutors accusing Netanyahu of exchanging regulatory favors for positive press coverage in under-the-table dealings with media moguls.
—Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 29 Dec. 2024
Jim Larrañaga could handle—and repeatedly thrived—in the old college sports system, where athletes could only get paid under-the-table, even if that meant the Feds might subpoena his text messages.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 26 Dec. 2024
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Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Garcia transmitted the cash in four installments and charged an under-the-table fee of $50 for each wire.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2025
The corruption trial kicked off in 2020, with prosecutors accusing Netanyahu of exchanging regulatory favors for positive press coverage in under-the-table dealings with media moguls.
—Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 29 Dec. 2024
Jim Larrañaga could handle—and repeatedly thrived—in the old college sports system, where athletes could only get paid under-the-table, even if that meant the Feds might subpoena his text messages.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 26 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for under-the-table
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By night, his father would lend him his binoculars to spy on women through their windows, filling in any gaps in his anatomical understanding with whatever under-the-counter girly magazines had managed to wiggle through Italy’s draconian censorship.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
4 Sep. 2024
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Filtering your water If PFAS levels are concerning, consumers can purchase an under-the-counter water filter for their tap.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN,
10 Apr. 2024
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The Marin County Sheriff’s Office alleges Christopher Britton, of Fairfield, burglarized classrooms at several schools in February, making off with credit cards and running up thousands of dollars in unauthorized purchases.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
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By Christopher Elliot | Problem Solved Q: Someone made an unauthorized purchase of $1,365 using my PayPal email address.—
Christopher Elliott, King Features Syndicate,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2025
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Owens will wrestle Sami Zayn in an unsanctioned match at the Elimination Chamber premium live event on Saturday, March 1, 2025, from Toronto at the Rogers Centre.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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Most recently, this was seen when Owens defeated Zayn in an unsanctioned match at Elimination Chamber 2025.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
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Zhao, who in 2023 stepped down from his role at Binance as part of a $4.3 billion settlement with the U.S. over the illicit finance charges, remains a major shareholder of Binance.—
Trump's stablecoin chosen for $2 billion Abu Dhabi investment in Binance, co-founder says Thursday,,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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The overwhelming majority of illicit vapes are made in China—including mine, which, according to its packaging, was manufactured in Hong Kong.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
30 Apr. 2025
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That same day, he was charged with aggravated unlicensed operator, failure to exercise due care and unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, a NYPD spokesman said.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Adobe's licensing model offers a contrast to companies like OpenAI, which rely heavily on scraping vast amounts of Internet content without always distinguishing between licensed and unlicensed works.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
25 Apr. 2025
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Mads Claus Rasmussen | Afp | Getty Images Novo Nordisk scored a huge legal victory that largely restricts compounding pharmacies from marketing or selling cheaper, unapproved versions of the drugmaker’s blockbuster weight loss drug Wegovy and diabetes treatment Ozempic.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
25 Apr. 2025
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The agency had also purchased new technology for the lab to test food for unapproved color dyes that had been added to products, which could pose a safety risk.—
Faris Tanyos,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2025
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Agents were driving down Anderson Road in unmarked cars when Perez-Rodriguez allegedly walked into the roadway holding a machete, according to a criminal complaint.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
3 May 2025
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Finally, get to grips with the fact that this dataset only includes passwords that have become publicly available in criminal forums online.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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Courts and Compliance In terms of the legal battles over Trump's moves, people widely rejected the administration's accusations of improper judicial interference.—
Gary Langer,
ABC News,
26 Apr. 2025
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Graham was arrested shortly before 4:45 p.m. and charged with engaging police in pursuit, operating an unregistered motor vehicle, improper use of a marker plate, operation without minimum insurance, unsafe passing and operating a motor vehicle without a license.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Under-the-table.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/under-the-table. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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