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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
Adjective
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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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From Washington to Newark, recent aviation mishaps are prompting Congress to scrutinize safety protocols, revealing a pattern of miscommunication, unauthorized flights, and technical failures.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
14 May 2025
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These unsanctioned deployments can lead to data leakage, unauthorized access and compliance violations—problems that traditional security frameworks are not fully equipped to handle.—
Sameer Malhotra,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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At a code violation hearing on Dec. 4, Mayo was fined $2,500 for an unsanctioned event, records show.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
1 May 2025
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This refers to the unsanctioned use of AI tools by teams without approval or oversight from IT or security departments.—
Art Gilliland,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Without effective safeguards in place, there are considerable risks to all businesses along alcohol supply chains of becoming implicated in illicit trading.—
Mark Littler,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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And, there's always the strong possibility of the emergence of new, even more potent synthetic opioids—just like when fentanyl entered the illicit drug supply over a decade ago and caused an unprecedented number of deaths.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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Federal agents captured 18 immigrants facing deportation during their April 27 raid on an unlicensed Colorado Springs nightclub, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.—
Max Levy,
Denver Post,
9 May 2025
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The unlicensed pickup truck driver McClean hit fled the crash.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2025
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Inspectors saw one rat crawling from the top equipment shelf in an unapproved back dry storage area onto the roof, and another rat on an electrical line behind a two-door household freezer/refrigerator in the same dry storage area.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
9 May 2025
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Since 2019, Truist has set policies prohibiting employees from using unapproved communication methods, such as personal text messages and social media applications, for certain business activities.—
Chase Jordan,
Charlotte Observer,
6 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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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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Also check into the warranty and the return policy since improper care can void the warranty.—
Kathleen Felton,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 May 2025
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The restaurant was using improper procedures when using time as a public health control.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
9 May 2025
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“Under-the-table.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/under-the-table. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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