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Recent Examples of under-the-table
But fast forward a few years those student-athletes no longer worry about being penalized for accepting under-the-table envelopes of cash from university boosters.
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Andrea Williams, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The old days of under-the-table cash payments to high school stars or secret gifts to their parents were over.
—David Waldstein, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
As the countdown to the finale begins, Abbott Elementary returns to its central plot arc of the season as the repercussions of the under-the-table deal with Girard Creek and their slippery lawyer Miles reach an apex.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
The under-the-table payments at the center of the case, which involved sums of up to $100,000, now seem trivial in comparison to the rapidly escalating figures involved in today’s NIL economy.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 13 Mar. 2025
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Andrea Williams, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The old days of under-the-table cash payments to high school stars or secret gifts to their parents were over.
—David Waldstein, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
As the countdown to the finale begins, Abbott Elementary returns to its central plot arc of the season as the repercussions of the under-the-table deal with Girard Creek and their slippery lawyer Miles reach an apex.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
The under-the-table payments at the center of the case, which involved sums of up to $100,000, now seem trivial in comparison to the rapidly escalating figures involved in today’s NIL economy.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for under-the-table
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Behind the bar, crammed into a small station barely wide enough for one person, were two rice cookers, a combination oven, an induction burner and an under-the-counter fridge.—
Priya Krishna,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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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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Lower-skilled workers, at times unauthorized, play central roles in various industries, including construction, restaurants and manufacturing.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
25 July 2025
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Many publishers, including Forbes, have sued AI companies, accusing them of copyright infringement for unauthorized use of content.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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At a news conference in the park Friday morning, Ryles and members of the community blamed the city and its police force for not shutting down the unsanctioned event before the crowd size surged and things got out of control.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
11 July 2025
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Some are more well-known than others, but all of them have value, even the unsanctioned $5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy between Minnesota and Nebraska.—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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And the same evidence that linked children to biological relatives could spur a criminal case against their adoptive parents, some of whom had ties to the military and its illicit actions.—
Julia M. Klein,
The Atlantic,
11 July 2025
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In Sarasota, Hoffman told reporters an illicit casino in his jurisdiction also refused to pay a woman who reportedly won a $4,000 jackpot.—
Josh Salman,
Miami Herald,
11 July 2025
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No, this was an appeal by the FA to an earlier decision by a disciplinary panel into a case involving Accrington Stanley’s inadvertent use of an unlicensed agent in a transfer deal in 2024.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
2 Aug. 2025
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Norm Miller, University of San Diego YES: Those rogue building wraps are clearly the greatest threat to public order since unlicensed Girl Scout cookie stands.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 July 2025
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Some employees weren’t using hair restraints, unapproved chemicals were being use to clean food contact surfaces and foods weren’t being held at a safe temperature.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 July 2025
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The planning proposal, as yet unapproved, was first reported by Block Club.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
25 July 2025
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Going into his second term, Garza remains a darling of Travis County voters, championing their causes of police accountability and criminal justice reform, including less incarceration for people accused of lower-level crimes.—
Skye Seipp,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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So did her criminal defense attorney, Michael F. Hart.—
Daniel Bice,
jsonline.com,
30 July 2025
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But the hotel's logs also illustrate that the hotel was aware there were days near to when Alexis Williams used the pool that the water showed no chlorine or bromine and improper pH levels, the lawsuit contends.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
31 July 2025
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Common violations for all six restaurants with scores under 80 included improper storage of food, food that was stored above the proper temperature, and unlabelled food or cleaning supplies, among other sanitary violations.—
Samara Gerstle,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 July 2025
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