work-around
noun
: a plan or method to circumvent a problem (as in computer software) without eliminating it
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However, a recent class action lawsuit may have found a work-around.
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Kate Snow, NBC news, 25 Feb. 2026
Developing work-arounds like this, too, costs money.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2026
The finding, though entirely correct, was also always a work-around, a way of avoiding having to directly confront the overwhelming power of the fossil-fuel industry in our political and economic life.
—Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2026
Decision-making slows down, work-arounds increase, and the benefits of automation fade.
—Murugan Anandarajan, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2026
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Kate Snow, NBC news, 25 Feb. 2026
Developing work-arounds like this, too, costs money.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2026
The finding, though entirely correct, was also always a work-around, a way of avoiding having to directly confront the overwhelming power of the fossil-fuel industry in our political and economic life.
—Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2026
Decision-making slows down, work-arounds increase, and the benefits of automation fade.
—Murugan Anandarajan, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Work-around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work-around. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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