red tape

Example Sentences

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The investment would also "cut red tape", fund training and "keep Britain safe", it added.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

In San Francisco, Lurie has enjoyed high approval ratings and amassed a social-media following with his relentless boosterism and focus on cleaning up and cutting red tape.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

In California, state legislators are debating how to protect residents and natural resources without creating so much red tape that developers go elsewhere, taking their jobs and taxable earnings with them.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

The cost, in time and red tape untangling, of quarterly reporting is immense, and for larger firms can approach $100 million a year when audit fees are included.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

At first, my mom and I operate on our own schedules and in the evenings it’s like someone’s come in and divided the house with red tape.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy