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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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Successful advocacy emphasized unauthorized immigrants as integral community members — neighbors, coworkers and taxpayers — whose presence benefits all Americans.—
Chinyere Osuji,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Aug. 2025
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Continuous monitoring is necessary, especially for detecting unauthorized API calls or user access, anomalous data flows or excessive account privileges.—
Amir Khayat,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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While Wednesday is on this unsanctioned field trip, Morticia and Thing have a falling out of their own.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
6 Aug. 2025
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Be sure to include shadow IT and unsanctioned integrations, which often operate outside IT’s direct oversight.—
Amir Khayat,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Rather than being stripped of their parts, this term refers to vehicles that are driven off intact by thieves, either for joy-riding or title washing and illicit resale either here or abroad.—
Jim Gorzelany,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Grab a seat at Square Grouper, where illicit Florida Keys history blends with the freshest seafood and stellar sunset views.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Aug. 2025
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Yet, at the same time, despite all the huffing and puffing about the big evil CAA trying squash the little guy, Judge Young has not let Range off the hook yet for being allegedly being unlicensed talent agency, as CAA insists, or over the unfair competition element of this.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
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The year Hitter started teaching, the state Department of Public Instruction issued over 3,000 emergency licenses for schools to hire unlicensed teachers — a number that continues to grow significantly each year.—
Rory Linnane,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Electric vehicle owners, beware: Buying a cheap, unapproved converter to connect your EV to a Tesla DC fast charger — or connect your Tesla to the more common CCS charger — could damage your vehicle.—
Mark Phelan,
Freep.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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The law does not distinguish between personal and professional communication, meaning school staff and volunteers are prohibited from messaging or responding to students within their same district on unapproved platforms, no matter the subject matter.—
Ruby Grisin,
Louisville Courier Journal,
31 July 2025
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Additionally, total full-time criminal justice personnel increased 1.9% from 2023 to 2024, according to the press release.—
Amelia Wu,
Sacbee.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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No criminal charge has been brought to the District Attorney's Office to this point, said 15th Judicial District Attorney General Jason Lawson.—
Andy Humbles,
The Tennessean,
7 Aug. 2025
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The lawsuit alleges faulty CCTV cameras and improper placement prevented the bridge operator from seeing Richard Dujardin.—
Chris Ramirez,
jsonline.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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According to court documents, Williams would show the child pornography while the improper acts would take place.—
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
12 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 19 Aug. 2025.
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