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circumvent

[sur-kuhm-vent, sur-kuhm-vent] / ˌsɜr kəmˈvɛnt, ˈsɜr kəmˌvɛnt /


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Residents also accused him of attempting to circumvent rent control regulations.

From Los Angeles Times

VPN users in Russia still seem able to circumvent the ban.

From Barron's

Resorting to facial recognition and other technologies addresses the reality that self-reported age has proven unreliable, with minors routinely lying about their birthdates to circumvent platform safety measures.

From Barron's

John, Cindy, and Mark had left the main road and managed to circumvent the first roadblock.

From Literature

Mercedes' rivals have complained to governing body the FIA that the former champions have found a way to circumvent the rules regarding compression ratio.

From BBC