off the record

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off the record

phrase off-the-record · off record

Not for publication. RAIL spoke to many people in the course of our investigation - all off-the-record^([sic]), as no one wished to be quoted.
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"off the record." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/off%20the%20record. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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off the record. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/off%20the%20record

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"off the record." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/off%20the%20record.

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@misc{off_the_record_2026,
  title = {off the record},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/off%20the%20record},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}