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Recent Examples of under-the-table
This controversy over, perhaps, some unaccounted-for under-the-table money will not change his on-court legacy much.
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Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
Skinner is a reprieve from Aishe’s life working in brutal restaurant kitchens for under-the-table wages; Aishe is a grounding force for Skinner, grieving the loss of his best friend and managing his PTSD symptoms with a cocktail of meds and plenty of booze.
—Katie Walsh, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
As alluded to previously, many athletes accepted under-the-table payments from schools (and their partners) who knew their contributions have a meaningful impact on their (and their partners’) bottom line.
—Nick Lomaglio, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The truth is, under the old system, plenty of elite players were there only for the under-the-table cash.
—Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
Skinner is a reprieve from Aishe’s life working in brutal restaurant kitchens for under-the-table wages; Aishe is a grounding force for Skinner, grieving the loss of his best friend and managing his PTSD symptoms with a cocktail of meds and plenty of booze.
—Katie Walsh, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
As alluded to previously, many athletes accepted under-the-table payments from schools (and their partners) who knew their contributions have a meaningful impact on their (and their partners’) bottom line.
—Nick Lomaglio, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The truth is, under the old system, plenty of elite players were there only for the under-the-table cash.
—Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 21 Aug. 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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Sawyer got a tip about an exploit in Vision Media’s network that was being used to gain unauthorized access.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2026
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These safeguards can prevent unauthorized logins to your account.—
Rebecca Safier,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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Amid the charm offensive, Bankman-Fried even conducted an unsanctioned interview with conservative TV host Tucker Carlson from prison in March 2025.—
Camila Grigera Naon,
Fortune,
9 June 2026
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When an employee deployed an unsanctioned file-sharing application a decade ago, the primary risk was data exposure.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The goal of all this havoc is not to destroy democracy, according to Vergara—though that might be a welcome side effect, to some—but to torpedo the rule of law and thereby protect illicit financial gains.—
Daniel Alarcón,
New Yorker,
4 June 2026
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Barred from filming inside, the documentarians turned to activist inmates who documented incidents on illicit cellphones in an attempt to bring attention to the inhumane conditions.—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 June 2026
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Machado faces dozens of charges, including seven counts of murder, four counts of possession of an unlicensed assault weapon and multiple charges related to the possession of explosives.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
4 June 2026
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Under the measure, unlicensed cannabis businesses would become subject to gross receipt taxes ranging from 1% to 10%, depending on the type of business activity.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
3 June 2026
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This summer, an FDA advisory committee will consider allowing pharmacies to compound and sell seven unapproved peptides, including BPC-157.—
Sara Talpos — Undark,
STAT,
1 June 2026
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Hundreds, if not thousands, of clinics now market unapproved procedures for everything from common sports injuries to neurological diseases.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
27 May 2026
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Chesnut said El Mencho, raised in the deeply Catholic Mexican state of Michoacan, echoes other criminal actors who’ve balanced villainy and veneration, bypassing traditional religious frameworks to absolve ― or even justify ― the deeds that reap their daily bread.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
7 June 2026
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With nothing holding her down but a dead-end job and an aging dad, a small-town Texan girl is swiftly bedazzled by a smooth criminal drifter, and hops into his car to pursue a life less ordinary.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
7 June 2026
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That encounter led to The Alabama Solution, a documentary that uses footage shot on contraband cell phones to expose allegedly inhumane conditions inside Alabama's prison system.—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 June 2026
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With each update posted on social media, including a viral April 22 TikTok, Bina's network of contraband pamphlet suppliers continues to grow.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
28 May 2026
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“Under-the-table.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/under-the-table. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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