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

U.S. sanctions normally deter aboveboard oil traders, but a black market flourished.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

"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

For William, who liked to be aboveboard in everything, this posed ethical dilemmas.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield