on-the-record
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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Weiss tried to arrange on-the-record interviews for the segment, but those didn’t pan out, the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026
Columbia did not make executives available for an on-the-record interview.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 8, 2026
The two-part article series spans numerous on-the-record interviews, featuring Wiles speaking candidly on many former and current members of the administration and their motivations.
From Salon • Dec. 16, 2025
Sandberg declined through a representative to give me an on-the-record response to the book.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2025
Every program, speech, and on-the-record bon mot comes with a price, albeit not the kind of price most people are used to paying.
From Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software by Williams, Sam
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