open and aboveboard
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"China never interferes in other countries' internal affairs and always acts in an open and aboveboard manner," the Chinese embassy in London has previously said.
From BBC • Oct. 29, 2025
We believe that the time has come for athletic scholarships to be placed on a businesslike basis, open and aboveboard.
From Time Magazine Archive
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I am going to make a fight to have everything done in the open and aboveboard.
From Time Magazine Archive
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This court," he told stale lawyers, "upheld that statute on the representation of the state of Florida that this was an open and aboveboard proceeding.
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Frank, candid, "open and aboveboard" as was the manner of the witness, it did not fail to banish in great measure the feeling of antagonism that had first existed against him in the crowded throng.
From Ray's Daughter A Story of Manila by King, Charles