"off the radar" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: En-au-off the radar.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} off the radar, {{en-PP}} off the radar
  1. (idiomatic) Unlikely to happen or be important in the near future, or tending to escape detection or attention. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: under the radar
    Sense id: en-off_the_radar-en-prep_phrase-IH8avVDh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "text": "An accession of the Republic of Turkey to the European Union seems to have moved off the radar."
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