loophole

Example Sentences

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“This wasn’t a mistake or a loophole; it was deliberate fraud. This kind of abuse undermines trust, drains critical resources, and threatens care for those who truly depend on it.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

New York is one of three dozen or so states that have created a loophole that lets owners and partners in pass-through businesses fully deduct their state and local taxes on their federal tax returns.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Matt Wrack, its general secretary, said the "loophole" allowing an untrained member of staff to drive "has been known for more than 30 years, has cost lives and must be closed".

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

When I graduated from UC–Berkeley with my “useless” comparative literature degree, into one of the bleakest job markets in recent American memory, I thought to myself, There must be a loophole somewhere.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

And just as she’d found a loophole to allow her to make and sell whatnots, she found a loophole to allow her to use her own whatnots as body doubles.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix