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on-record
on-recordadjectiveintended for publication, especially as news.
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on record
on recordsee go on record.
on-record
Americanadjective
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intended for publication, especially as news.
an on-record comment.
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official or public.
on-record policy.
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For many investors, it can be difficult to get direct exposure to SpaceX and other large private companies, partially because regulations encourage them to keep their on-record shareholder counts low.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 18, 2026
Would like to repeat my on-record request: No big dance numbers at the Oscars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2025
“We do have a maximum age,” an Instagram communications rep told me, but would not discuss further details about that max on-record.
From Slate ● Apr. 14, 2022
In Jacarezinho, few residents were willing to speak on-record with The Associated Press on Wednesday, for fear of retaliation.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2022
It allowed a statement that Mr. Kelly issued on Monday, and the protestations of his closest aide, to serve as the only substantial on-record comment in response to the NBC story.
From New York Times ● May 2, 2018
Reddit’s quarterly results and forecast sent its stock some 29% lower on Friday, marking its worst single-session percentage drop on record.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
Meanwhile, those who were not even "fairly" satisfied with their roles has sank to one-in-four, the lowest level on record.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
No one has a better track record of helping young women artists articulate their emotional lives and writerly poise on record, and then making that record a smash hit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
Overall, the 2027 budget plan totals 821 trillion won, a 12.8 percent increase on-year, making it the largest budget proposal on record.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
Pope Innocent IV went on record saying that the Jews were not guilty of these crimes, hut the accusations persisted.
From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz
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