backdoor

Example Sentences

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“Loyalty programs have really become backdoor laboratories for pricing,” she told the Post.

From Salon • May 18, 2026

Pertento Partners founder Eduardo Marques sees a backdoor entry through Korea’s conglomerate holding companies.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Courts can no longer use unaffordable bail as a backdoor detention order.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

In December, her government imposed 50% tariffs on some Chinese products including electric vehicles to mirror U.S. policy and calm fears that Mexico would be a duty-free backdoor to the U.S. for Beijing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

I went downstairs and slipped out the backdoor, pretending I was going to the outhouse, in case she woke up.

From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm