backdoor

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In 2024, the Journal reported that Dubai’s main state-owned bank closed some accounts held by Russian oligarchs and oil traders after U.S. officials pressed the U.A.E. to shut Moscow’s backdoor to the international financial system.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

So does a mega backdoor Roth make sense for you?

From MarketWatch • Feb. 10, 2026

It was designed to prevent civil lawsuits from becoming backdoor appeals of criminal judgments.

From Slate • Jan. 8, 2026

She went on to raise a series of concerns including "inadequate benefit levels" and "backdoor taxation for social care support".

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025

The black hen left through the backdoor, and scratched abstractedly in the yard, where woodshavings blew about like blond curls.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy