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Recent Examples of off-the-books
An elite task force of investigators has its hands full when an off-the-books max-security prison sees a massive breach, leading to the escape of the most notorious convicts.
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Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 21 Dec. 2024
Three-quarters of Zimbabweans toil in the informal workforce, one of the highest rates of off-the-books work in the world.
—Tawanda Karombo, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Dec. 2024
Also, Barreto had several off-the-books meetings with an unknown source in a Caracas apartment before his death, according to the GPS on his cell phone.
—EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024
With more Haitian immigrants free to work legally anywhere because of work permissions granted under the Biden administration, many moved from off-the-books jobs in Florida or New York to factory work in states such as Indiana, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas and Virginia.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 2 Oct. 2024
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Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 21 Dec. 2024
Three-quarters of Zimbabweans toil in the informal workforce, one of the highest rates of off-the-books work in the world.
—Tawanda Karombo, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Dec. 2024
Also, Barreto had several off-the-books meetings with an unknown source in a Caracas apartment before his death, according to the GPS on his cell phone.
—EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024
With more Haitian immigrants free to work legally anywhere because of work permissions granted under the Biden administration, many moved from off-the-books jobs in Florida or New York to factory work in states such as Indiana, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas and Virginia.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 2 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for off-the-books
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Mike Allen Jan 31, 2025 - Politics & Policy Altman gives AI show-and-tell to D.C. power players OpenAI CEO Sam Altman gave government leaders, policy experts and journalists a sneak peek at coming technology Thursday during an off-the-record demo near Capitol Hill.—
Maria Curi,
Axios,
12 Feb. 2025
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At the same meeting, OpenAI product chief Kevin Weil was set to provide an off-the-record demonstration of other new capabilities OpenAI plans to introduce during the first quarter of this year.—
Ina Fried,
Axios,
30 Jan. 2025
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Information in federal systems includes Treasury payments that could be used to figure out the details of intelligence programs or health and personnel records that could reveal the identities of agents or the responsibilities of clandestine officers.—
DAVID KLEPPER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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The criminal charges also allege Navarro and Worden ensured that no invoice related to the clandestine construction surpassed $3,000, a threshold that would have required further authorization from Caltrain and TransAmerica Services Inc., the company that employed Worden.—
Robert Salonga,
The Mercury News,
28 Feb. 2025
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Warner landed multiple closed-door meetings with President Harry Truman.—
Chris Yogerst / Made by History,
TIME,
6 Mar. 2025
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Department of Government Efficiency head Elon Musk was asked during closed-door Capitol Hill meetings to put federal budget cuts to a vote in Congress, CNN reported.—
Jackson Walker,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Mar. 2025
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However, when intentions are left surreptitious, fashion can be used as a political weapon.—
Chloe Iris Kennedy,
Forbes,
5 Nov. 2024
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The center, which opened in 2022, is responsible for deciphering, and defeating, surreptitious efforts to rig or tilt the American vote.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
The New Yorker,
21 Oct. 2024
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Based on an incident that had happened 10 years earlier, the book chronicles the harrowing story of two undercover LAPD patrol officers who are kidnapped during a routine traffic stop that goes horribly wrong.—
Chris Koseluk,
The Hollywood Reporter,
28 Feb. 2025
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Russo turned stool pigeon within a month of his November 2017 arrest for selling a kilo of cocaine to an undercover agent.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
26 Feb. 2025
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Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Sergio Castellitto and Isabella Rossellini star in Conclave in which Cardinal Thomas Lawrence (Fiennes) is tasked with running this covert process after the unexpected death of the beloved Pope.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
2 Mar. 2025
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In covert gatherings across California, raw goat or cow milk is mixed with cane alcohol and sugars to make pajaretes.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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This private survey reading on Monday followed the official manufacturing PMI released on Saturday, which also showed that China’s February factory activity expanded at its fastest pace since November.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2025
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Zelensky will follow up his visit to Downing Street with a visit to King Charles III on Sunday, likely to take place at Sandringham, the private country retreat for the king and queen, according to The Telegraph.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
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Josef and Rosemarie raised three of Elisabeth's children, who Josef pretended Elisabeth left on their doorstep, while Elisabeth was forced to raise three of her children in a locked underground compound without windows.—
Jessica Sager,
People.com,
1 Mar. 2025
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His underground films and early experimental documentaries took cues from Dada and Surrealism to show New York not as a glamorous city of jewels, but rather a diverse, complex city with many different viewpoints.—
Matt Shaw,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Off-the-books.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/off-the-books. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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