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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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As World Cup soccer fans cheer for their teams in Los Angeles and stadiums across the nation, FBI agents are working in command centers, watching out for unauthorized flying objects.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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In Canada, authorities have banned unauthorized drones from flying over World Cup stadiums and several training sites in Vancouver and Toronto as a security measure.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
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The sanctioned tool does not work well enough to do the job, but the unsanctioned one does.—
Dan Adika,
Forbes.com,
23 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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The schemes involve a predator pretending to be a teenager online and tricking victims into sending illicit photos of themselves.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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Beyond the more familiar terrain of diabetics, IVF patients, people using hormone therapy, and intravenous users of illicit drugs, people have been turning themselves into lab rats for new wellness frontiers.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
16 June 2026
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Prosecutors said Feinman maintained websites that allowed unlicensed gambling businesses to take bets from customers, including customers in California.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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Jeffrey and Sherrie Comitz of Mooresville face misdemeanor charges that include contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile and allowing an unlicensed person to drive, according to court documents.—
Joe Marusak
June 20,
Charlotte Observer,
20 June 2026
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Over and over, school officials who interrupt or cut off the mics of speakers for delivering unapproved messages end up amplifying those messages even more.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
21 June 2026
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The incident has sparked outrage over an alleged anti-Jewish double standard, as tournament rules explicitly ban all unapproved political displays.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
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As Hinkley’s family and fiancée mourn the loss of a young man who still had his entire future ahead of him, prosecutors emphasized the scrutiny applied when criminal allegations involve an on-duty law enforcement officer.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
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Foketi was arrested on charges of assault with a deadly weapon, criminal threats, false imprisonment and misdemeanor domestic violence.—
Brandon Downs,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
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The Australian government announced a recent contraband haul that would make most peoples' skin crawl.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
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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“Under-the-table.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/under-the-table. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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