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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
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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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At the top Plus Extended tier, Bitdefender watches for abuse of your SSN, reports unauthorized change of address events, and scans court records.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
7 June 2025
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Reddit, which completed its IPO in 2024 and is valued at roughly $22 billion, argued the unauthorized use of its content harms its business, users, and negotiating position.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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Our top leaders should not be discussing what is clearly sensitive, likely classified information on unsanctioned platforms, like Signal.—
S.E. Cupp,
New York Daily News,
27 Mar. 2025
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The obsession with that question serves as a convenient distraction from the broader implications of cabinet members or government officials communicating through private or unsanctioned channels.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Instead of calling for an expansive probe, however, the president identified just one potential target: ActBlue, the Democrats’ online fundraising juggernaut, which has acknowledged receiving over 200 potentially illicit contributions last year from foreign internet addresses.—
Brian Slodysko,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2025
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Wetherell wrote that Trump's justification for the tariffs -- both stemming the flow of illicit drugs into the country and resolving a trade imbalance -- is sufficient to satisfy the terms set by Congress.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
23 May 2025
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Cannabis industry leaders want to shut down their competition, saying unlicensed hemp undercuts those who went through arduous cannabis licensing.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
3 June 2025
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Lazzaro and Muñoz each has pleaded not guilty to unlicensed practice.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
1 June 2025
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On March 6, 2024, during a routine home visit, state probation officers found an unapproved cellphone at Gibson’s residence and seized it, federal authorities said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
30 May 2025
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Health inspectors saw an employee’s water bottle with an unapproved screw-top lid, and open mugs and cups were stored above the prep tables and storage area.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
23 May 2025
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If only the show’s many plot twists didn’t limit its parallel accounts of abrasive crusaders navigating a flawed criminal justice system by limiting viewers’ perspective on Merritt (Chloe Pirrie).—
Judy Berman,
Time,
30 May 2025
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Local business owners are complaining about threats and extortion from criminal groups in Morelos.—
Nathaniel Parish Flannery,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt: A 30-year-old woman from Naperville was arrested on two warrants and on charges of improper lane usage and criminal defacement of property at 2:27 a.m. May 25 in the 1500 block of Fairway Drive.—
Steve Metsch,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2025
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While a federal trade court ruled Trump's use of those powers was improper, an appeals court allowed the tariffs to remain temporarily in place while legal proceedings continue.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 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 10 Jun. 2025.
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