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Definition

Without attracting notice; in an undetected or secretive manner.

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Origins

An allusion to flying an airplane at an altitude too low for radar detection.

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In Context

  • "Institutional change has not happened. But it's done quietly under the radar at lots of places."
  • "Look, we keep our hand in with Maitland as well as this Partick thing. But we do it under the radar."
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