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loophole

[loop-hohl] / ˈlupˌhoʊl /


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Don’t think of it as a loophole, said Matt Chancey is the founder of Tax Alpha Companies.

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

Li, who is in his late 40s, was an early beneficiary of the loophole that allowed the accumulation of overseas wealth.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

Dam safety laws allowed municipalities with their own engineering departments to operate without state oversight, and Mulholland had taken advantage of this loophole.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

But I get it: You are afraid you have left some giant loophole in your estate planning that could cause delays or worse after you’re gone.

From MarketWatch Jul. 29, 2026

Haupt didn't consider the possibility that the loophole would be incriminating, not only to him but also to his father.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple

“Our retirement savings system is built on incentives to help workers achieve financial security after a lifetime of work — not on loopholes for the wealthiest to exploit,” Neal said.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

The section’s vague language and many loopholes could have a chilling effect on any research that studies the effects of a disease, policy or public health intervention on any specific group of people, Rafla-Yuan said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

There are several loopholes that allow teams to comply with the cap on paper but actually spend considerably more.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

May's sanctions on brokers are the toughest measures taken by officials in years to plug loopholes that people long used to bypass capital controls.

From Barron's Jul. 3, 2026

Our life turned into a courtroom drama with two lawyers constantly debating over loopholes and technicalities.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

Any legislation however altruistic is loopholed to death.

From New York Times Apr. 18, 2018

Swaney loopholed her way into a spot in the skiing halfpipe for Hungary and then cautiously coasted down the course.

From The Guardian Feb. 26, 2018

The heavy gold was stowed into armored trucks, ominously loopholed.

From Time Magazine Archive

The small tanks streamed last week up the mountain road while Pathans in their little loopholed houses peered out goggle-eyed.

From Time Magazine Archive

He mounted the stairs of the tower, and stationing himself at the loopholed window, gazed long and earnestly at the sea.

From Luttrell Of Arran Complete by Charles James Lever

Author Stern began explaining the not-so-fine art of legal tax loopholing nine years ago in The Great Treasury Raid.

From Time Magazine Archive

These he made use of as forts, throwing into them little garrisons, and loopholing the walls.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 by Rossiter Johnson

They went to work, however, with a will, and for more than two hours employed themselves in loopholing the walls and constructing barricades between the two houses.

From Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand by H.C. Adams

The enemy’s position was naturally strong, and was rendered more so by blockhouses, a stone fort and entrenchments cut in solid rock, and the loopholing of a solidly built stone church.

From The Boys of '98 by James Otis




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