end-run
Example Sentences
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A city lawyer framed it as an illegal end-run around the state Public Information Act itself.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
Dudek got the job, wittingly or not, through an end-run around his bosses.
From Salon • Sep. 9, 2025
Chinese officials, she said, “wake up trying to figure out how to do an end-run around our export controls.”
From Washington Times • Dec. 3, 2023
“This end-run of the proper permitting process creates significant regulatory uncertainty for the mining industry during a crisis point for minerals demand,” the group said.
From Washington Post • Jan. 31, 2023
During the 1970s, hackers faced the constant challenge of faculty members and administrators pulling an end-run around ITS and its hacker-friendly design.
From Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software by Williams, Sam
