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loophole

[loop-hohl] / ˈlupˌhoʊl /


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Best part: The clippers work for cheap, and none of the promotional aspects need to be publicly disclosed, thanks to a federal-regulation loophole that relaxes transparency standards on ads that don’t sell tangible products.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

Critics claim that closing the litigation-finance loophole amounts to picking winners and losers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has said the government plans to close this loophole across the UK, by restricting individuals from using the term "nurse" to describe themselves, unless they are appropriately qualified.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

“The analysis reveals how food and chemical companies have exploited a loophole in federal law in order to certify that their own new additives are ‘generally recognized as safe,’ or GRAS,” Benesh writes.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

Admittedly he had not, as he had with Sirius, looked desperately for some kind of loophole, some way that Dumbledore would come back....

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling




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