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Recent Examples of under-the-table
In it, deaf canteen employee Alison Brooks (Rose Ayling-Ellis) lands an under-the-table gig as a covert lip reader for the police and finagles her way into the apex of an upcoming heist operation.
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Randy Myers, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2025
In the preview for the new episode, the plotline introduced in the season premiere appears to continue, with Trump continuing his relationship with Satan, including some under-the-table groping at a black tie event and, of course, Eric Cartman lambasting everyone around him.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 29 July 2025
Both Israel and Qatar have been accused by their respective critics of flouting U.S. law by employing under-the-table foreign influence efforts.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 28 July 2025
All of the under-the-table deals are out in the open, generally speaking, and folks are upset.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 18 July 2025
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Randy Myers, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2025
In the preview for the new episode, the plotline introduced in the season premiere appears to continue, with Trump continuing his relationship with Satan, including some under-the-table groping at a black tie event and, of course, Eric Cartman lambasting everyone around him.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 29 July 2025
Both Israel and Qatar have been accused by their respective critics of flouting U.S. law by employing under-the-table foreign influence efforts.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 28 July 2025
All of the under-the-table deals are out in the open, generally speaking, and folks are upset.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 18 July 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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Such separations are essential to operational security, ensuring that unauthorized individuals cannot access highly sensitive information.—
Barbara McQuade,
Twin Cities,
15 Jan. 2026
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An audit report released in October found that a manager with Austin Water misspent $78,000 to pay contractors for unauthorized services.—
Chaya Tong,
Austin American Statesman,
15 Jan. 2026
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The unsanctioned practice is intended to push the city and county toward improving safety infrastructure for pedestrians.—
Austin Turner,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
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Puma’s Popovic believes unsanctioned races have taken over for run clubs as the best form of community building.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
11 Nov. 2025
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The announcement follows the federal government’s crackdown on illicit sports gambling and point-shaving schemes that involved the NBA in October.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
15 Jan. 2026
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The idea is to remove non-paying riders, often who are homeless, mentally ill or taking illicit drugs, from the system.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
15 Jan. 2026
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He was charged, along with two others, with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, discharging a handgun within 500 feet of a dwelling and unlicensed possession of a firearm.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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The third proposal would establish and enforce occupancy limits requiring all tenants to be listed on leases and license applications and prohibit unlicensed short term subletting in smaller residential units.—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Jan. 2026
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Elizabeth has never told her doctor about taking an unapproved drug or buying from the underground market.—
Sarah Zhang,
The Atlantic,
23 Dec. 2025
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The restaurant’s employee drinks, in unapproved cups, were on the prep table in the kitchen.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
19 Dec. 2025
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Texas criminal defense attorney Javier Guzman advised that aiding and abetting charges can result in fines of up to $250,000 and prison sentences of up to 10 years, depending on the conduct and whether the assistance was for profit.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Jan. 2026
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The driver was cited and is expected to get a criminal complaint for endangered driving.—
Mike Sullivan,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Their world inside Parchman was defined by regulation of contraband items, the work they were told to do, conflicts with other inmates, and the corruption and neglect of the prison administrators.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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Another witness in the trial was locked up in MDC Brooklyn when an inmate handed him a contraband cell phone in January 2024.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
9 Jan. 2026
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