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bypass

[bahy-pas, -pahs] / ˈbaɪˌpæs, -ˌpɑs /


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Ollard said misconnections like these bypass the treatment normally carried out at sewage treatment works.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

The adage “sell in May and go away” suggests investors should divest their holdings in May and reinvest in November to bypass a period of typically low returns in the summer.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

Chinese electric vehicles have faced varying tariffs in the European Union; local production would help Leapmotor bypass those duties.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Plan C estimates that 100,000 or more people a year—nearly 10 percent of reported abortion patients—already get their abortion medication through channels that bypass the U.S. regulatory system.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

“Why don’t they bypass you and buy the eggs directly from you in Malta at four and a quarter cents apiece ?” “Because I wouldn’t sell it to them.”

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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