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Recent Examples of closed-door
Hours before the closed-door GOP vote, Cruz had announced his support for Florida's Sen. Rick Scott for the position.
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Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 15 Nov. 2024
Loading your audio article The National Park Service and several environmental organizations are resisting a bid to include people living on agricultural operations in the Point Reyes National Seashore in closed-door negotiations that could determine the fate of the residents’ housing.
—Richard Halstead, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
In closed-door meetings, House Speaker Mike Johnson was nominated for the role for his first full term, and Republican senators selected Sen. John Thune to be their next leader.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
The closed-door session marked the first time the former president took a meeting with the technologists securing the $1.5 trillion bitcoin network by running large banks of high-powered machines.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2024
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Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 15 Nov. 2024
Loading your audio article The National Park Service and several environmental organizations are resisting a bid to include people living on agricultural operations in the Point Reyes National Seashore in closed-door negotiations that could determine the fate of the residents’ housing.
—Richard Halstead, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
In closed-door meetings, House Speaker Mike Johnson was nominated for the role for his first full term, and Republican senators selected Sen. John Thune to be their next leader.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
The closed-door session marked the first time the former president took a meeting with the technologists securing the $1.5 trillion bitcoin network by running large banks of high-powered machines.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2024
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Through voiceover, Wang shares details from off-the-record conversations which unveil Payá’s ambiguous feelings about the former president.Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
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Thought-provoking sessions and off-the-record discussions feature Fortune 500 CEOs, former Cabinet members and global Ambassadors, and 7x world champion Tom Brady–among many others.Chris Morris, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
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Also, Barreto had several off-the-books meetings with an unknown source in a Caracas apartment before his death, according to the GPS on his cell phone.EW.com, EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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With more Haitian immigrants free to work legally anywhere because of work permissions granted under the Biden administration, many moved from off-the-books jobs in Florida or New York to factory work in states such as Indiana, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas and Virginia.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 2 Oct. 2024
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Congress in recent years has been hot on the UAP trail, as a bipartisan but still somewhat fringe-y coalition of lawmakers has held hearings and applied pressure on other government entities to release information, particularly about any clandestine programs using taxpayer money.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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The premise hinges on the idea that China is Mexico’s number-one oil buyer — formidable leverage for the mysterious Chinese agent’s clandestine plot.Andy Andersen, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Closed-door.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closed-door. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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