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Recent Examples of under-the-table
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.
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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
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.
—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
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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
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.
—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
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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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Meanwhile, both Ukrainian and Russian military bloggers reported that unauthorized Starlink satellite communications terminals in use by Russian forces had been disrupted or disconnected, following a public appeal by Kyiv to Starlink producer SpaceX and its owner Elon Musk.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Earn 1% cash back on all other purchases With Zero Liability you won't be held responsible for unauthorized charges made with your card or account information.—
Ryley Amond,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2026
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When leaders discover unsanctioned AI use, the right response is not to shut it down immediately.—
David Chou,
Forbes.com,
30 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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In 2021, then-Mayor Lamar Thorpe proposed a citywide crime-prevention plan to help local youths involved in illicit activities get off the streets.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
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The latest Epstein documents include a series of emails that Epstein sent to himself in 2013, appearing to suggest that Gates was having an extramarital affair and seeking illicit drugs.—
David Ingram,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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Officers found the unlicensed driver, who was behind the wheel of a Nissan passenger vehicle, a short distance away.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Tanya Miller, Hallandale Beach Insensitive and stupid The only result of an English-only driving test will be millions of unlicensed and uninsured drivers on our roads.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2026
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Those expenditures included unapproved travel, meals, streaming subscriptions, and other charges that city officials said lacked clear authorization and oversight.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Hardcore gym-goers initially sourced their unapproved peptides from laboratories in China, said Turnock.—
Sara Talpos — Undark,
STAT,
3 Feb. 2026
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The only requirements for the position are lived experience as a parent or child in the child welfare system, having had their welfare case closed for one year, and not having any criminal system involvement for two years.—
Raynee Howell,
Oklahoma Watch,
9 Feb. 2026
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The ongoing release of the Epstein files haven’t necessarily revealed any new elements of criminal wrongdoing in the media class.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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The same deficiencies cited in contraband cases in the mid-2010s continue to appear in inspections a decade later.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
27 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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