aboveboard
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She also said there was “a lot of ethics back and forth — of lawyers and all of that, to make sure that we were aboveboard and that everything is kosher.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
I just want to make sure everything is aboveboard and done properly.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026
In an era where college athletes can be compensated for endorsements and even be paid directly by their schools, Miami has turned into one of the nation’s most aggressive aboveboard spenders.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
"China never interferes in other countries' internal affairs and always acts in an open and aboveboard manner," the Chinese embassy in London has previously said.
From BBC • Oct. 29, 2025
The only problem being, of course, that whenever you ran an operation that was not aboveboard there was a certain risk of it backfiring into a worse situation than it had been before.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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