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Recent Examples of under-the-table
Both Israel and Qatar have been accused by their respective critics of flouting U.S. law by employing under-the-table foreign influence efforts.
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Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 28 July 2025
All of the under-the-table deals are out in the open, generally speaking, and folks are upset.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 18 July 2025
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.
—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
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Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 28 July 2025
All of the under-the-table deals are out in the open, generally speaking, and folks are upset.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 18 July 2025
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.
—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
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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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Citing a 1993 Florida law statute and a Miami Dade County ordinance, Fernandez said his office will revoke or refuse to renew local business tax receipts, formerly known as occupational licenses, for people or entities engaging in unauthorized business activities with Cuba.—
Nora Gamez Torres,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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American social media influencer Ethan Guo has been released from a Chilean military base in Antarctica after spending two months in detention following an unauthorized landing.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Sep. 2025
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If that data moves through unsanctioned channels or lands in public models, it’s exposed.—
Mark Doble,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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His last match was a brutal, unsanctioned Lights Out Steel Cage match at the AEW Forbidden Door pay-per-view on August 24.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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For Missouri, 2022 was such a deadly year — 43 children under the age of 18 died from the illicit drug — that former DSS director Robert Knodell created the Fentanyl Case Review Subcommittee, which was a panel of experts who studied those cases.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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Despite being legal, the illicit market is thriving, with only 38% of the cannabis consumed in California coming from licensed growers, according to a 2024 report released by the state Department of Cannabis Control.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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The case against an unlicensed DoorDash delivery driver charged in connection with a deadly crash that killed two people riding a ATV can proceed to trial, a Milwaukee court commissioner ruled.—
Chris Ramirez,
jsonline.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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And the Department of Justice might conduct surveillance of unlicensed companies that may be involved in trafficking.—
Christine Ro,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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But the search continues, and despite all those pitfalls, hospitals and physicians are using unapproved tests that are available to screen patients, often at exorbitant costs.—
Cory Franklin,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Sep. 2025
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Health inspectors found unapproved rodent bait blocks and household spray available for use throughout the kitchen and near the mop sink.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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The Office of the Inspector General launched a criminal investigation and determined the shots had been fired from where two FBI agents and an Oregon State Police officer had been standing.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Sep. 2025
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Abrego was brought back in June to face criminal charges of transporting migrants living in the United States illegally.—
Ted Hesson,
USA Today,
7 Sep. 2025
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At a talk at the Arkansas Attorney General’s office in Little Rock, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said that reclassifying contraband cellphones as unauthorized could sidestep the rule.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
6 Sep. 2025
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Commissioners also said Erik Menendez's use of contraband cellphones was a factor in the denial.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Under-the-table.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/under-the-table. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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