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under the counter

[uhn-der-thuh-kaun-ter] / ˈʌn dər ðəˈkaʊn tər /
ADVERB
sold clandestinely
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ADJECTIVE
illegal; unauthorized
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Then we chose this tile under the counter.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2023

Instead, I used a flashlight, on my hands and knees, to rummage under the counter for my paneer press — a straight-sided, aluminum sieve that looks exactly like a small, perforated cake tin.

From New York Times ● Nov. 24, 2021

In his hotel, he discovers that the pipes under the counter are gone.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2021

When it was launched in 1954, gay magazines were a strictly "under the counter" affair.

From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2021

And at the checkout lane, the armies rolled smoothly down the long black road that disappeared under the counter.

From "Forged by Fire" by Sharon M. Draper


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