loophole

Example Sentences

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Yet Obstfeld says the loopholes in US tariffs are a double-edged sword.

From BBC

Fair enough but he thinks eliminating supposedly inadvertent features of the tax code—those “loopholes” or “caverns”—would work.

From The Wall Street Journal

But Karnataka home minister G Parameshwara told the assembly the bill would close loopholes in existing law, making hate speech and hate crimes non-bailable and giving the state wider powers to act.

From BBC

Others point out that the real tariff rates companies actually pay are lower than the headline numbers, thanks in part to loopholes and exemptions.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the end, Kalven’s loophole ensures that universities will always be saying something—about their mission, if nothing else—even when they maintain the institutional silence the Kalven Report has become so famous for recommending.

From The Wall Street Journal