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loophole

noun as in escape

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While China this week booked its first shipments of soybeans for this marketing year, the agreement likely contains a potential loophole.

For their part, AI firms often argue their work is covered by the American copyright loophole of "fair use", which does not require rightsholders' consent.

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And he was able to use a government loophole that has allowed him to avoid capital-gains tax on those stock sales, potentially forever.

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The market signal is that lenders are no longer only trying to prevent borrowers from exploiting loopholes to stay out of bankruptcy; they’re actively preparing for what happens when bankruptcy is inevitable.

The U.S. and its allies have tried to cripple Russia’s energy industry since the invasion of Ukraine, but Moscow has found loopholes time and again.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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