red tape
Example Sentences
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Once a victim crosses a jurisdictional line, everything that happened on the other side of it too often gets lost in the nowhere land of bureaucracy and red tape.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
“There’s no bureaucracy. I see you. You need this. Can I do it or not? I can, let’s take care of it. All the red tape is gone.”
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
The government hopes to replicate that elsewhere, with a music plan that aims to provide mentoring for artists and promoters, as well as cutting red tape for music festivals and small venues.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
But she and her husband Rasheed remain mired in red tape, unable to begin rebuilding.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
Mom was skilled at charming her way around corruption, which had helped her cut through the endless red tape it took to get the sanctuary off the ground.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
