off the record
Example Sentences
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“We are just over 5% off the record high,” Turnquist of the S&P 500.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 19, 2026
The hearing abruptly went off the record as staff scrambled to figure out who had violated House rules.
From Salon ● Feb. 27, 2026
Amazingly that is still some way off the record for the most goals in a calendar year, which is currently held by Lionel Messi.
From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2025
Mr. Whipple, in his media victory lap, told CNN’s Anderson Cooper that normally when he’s spoken to former chiefs of staff they’ve toggled between background, off the record and on.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
She lowers her voice and talks as if what she is telling me is off the record.
From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson
