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Recent Examples of closed-door
But TikTok was able to avoid a class-action lawsuit on behalf of thousands of workers by moving the complaints into closed-door, one-on-one arbitration proceedings.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
Despite concerns about government transparency, councilmembers voted to allow more closed-door meetings to discuss economic development projects, political strategizing in the Trump era, and difficult budget conversations.
—Cuneyt Dil, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
The new condo was born out of a 2020 settlement signed by the developer and three HOA leaders after closed-door negotiations without ever being voted on by Grove Isle homeowners.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
Here is how Trump's team reacted to a Hillary Clinton security breach
Jennifer Hegseth was also present at a closed-door meeting in Brussels last month with around 50 U.S. allies for the purpose of coordinating aid for Ukraine.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
Despite concerns about government transparency, councilmembers voted to allow more closed-door meetings to discuss economic development projects, political strategizing in the Trump era, and difficult budget conversations.
—Cuneyt Dil, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
The new condo was born out of a 2020 settlement signed by the developer and three HOA leaders after closed-door negotiations without ever being voted on by Grove Isle homeowners.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
Here is how Trump's team reacted to a Hillary Clinton security breach
Jennifer Hegseth was also present at a closed-door meeting in Brussels last month with around 50 U.S. allies for the purpose of coordinating aid for Ukraine.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for closed-door
Adjective
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However, the meeting after the meeting creates an environment where decisions are often undone or altered by informal, off-the-record conversations.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Driving the news: In off-the-record hallway conversations, background roundtables, and on-the-record interviews, decision-makers were largely interested in gas, carbon capture, and sustainable aviation fuel.—
Alan Neuhauser,
Axios,
11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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For six seasons, FX’s Snowfall, co-created by John Singleton, chronicled how an off-the-books CIA operation contributed to the destruction rock cocaine leveled upon the vibrant community of South Central L.A.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
17 Mar. 2025
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In 1743, Keith was sent to Fleet Prison for his off-the-books activities.—
Alexandra Cox,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Taking over a century-old garden house hidden within Shanghai’s storied alleys, Samuel Gui Yang softly partitioned the space, seducing the audience yet making every one of them a clandestine voyeur.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
1 Apr. 2025
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In a display of gallows humor at the sloppiness of the leaders’ theoretically clandestine communication, people online quickly turned those symbols into memes, and renamed their own chats Houthi PC small group.—
Kyle Chayka,
The New Yorker,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Closed-door.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closed-door. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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