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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Spoken, occurring, or used not during broadcasting or not while being recorded for broadcasting.
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Examples
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The effect of Gray's off-air indiscretions may also have crept over into the virtual world.
Andy Gray's 20-year commentating career in Britain appears to be at an end 2011
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BBC Radio 5 Live's Shelagh Fogarty – fortunately off-air – after co-host Nicky Campbell pretended to be a nightmare guest called Anthony Grierson, a supposed philosophy professor, on her last day in the job.
Media Monkey's Diary 2011
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But -hallelujah!... turns out there is a way to record HD off-air signals and play back from a hard drive.
Steve Rosenbaum: The Cable Cutting Chronicals - Week 3 Steve Rosenbaum 2011
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Sky said Gray had been sacked after new evidence relating to an off-air incident that took place in December 2010 "came to light after Andy Gray had already been subjected to disciplinary action for his comments of 22 January 2011".
Andy Gray sacked but pressure on Sky to remove Richard Keys 2011
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Burton was talking to Gray off-air on the touchline at Molineux before the kickoff on Saturday and said: "Apparently a female lino today, bit of a looker."
Sky Sports Soccer Commentator Fired Over Sexist Comments AP 2011
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But -hallelujah!... turns out there is a way to record HD off-air signals and play back from a hard drive.
Steve Rosenbaum: The Cable Cutting Chronicals - Week 3 Steve Rosenbaum 2011
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Why did Ed have to make this off-air interaction public?
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In an off-air interview Sunday, Esiason suggested it's too bad Vick isn't playing full time now: He has every right to getting a second chance in his vocation.
Controversy remains sidelined as Vick returns to action 2009
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Why did Ed have to make this off-air interaction public?
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Andy Gray, the face of Sky Sports' soccer coverage for the past 20 years, was dismissed by the broadcaster after "new evidence of unacceptable and offensive behavior" that took place off-air last month.
Sky Sports Soccer Commentator Fired Over Sexist Comments AP 2011
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