1
as in to circumvent
to avoid by going around
we can bypass the traffic jam if we take this other road
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2
as in to ignore
to fail to give proper attention to
a serious news event that was bypassed by the mainstream media so that they could concentrate on celebrity gossip
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as in to avoid
to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness
you can bypass the graduation requirements if you do enough extra credit
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Recent Examples of bypass
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
24 June 2026
Gut researchers say that, in many cases, this advice has bypassed the evidence.
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Brittney Melton,
NPR,
24 June 2026
Rose Evans
updated June 15,
Idaho Statesman,
15 June 2026
What followed were several calls between Amodei and senior administration officials during which Amodei argued the security bypass found by Amazon was narrow rather than a full jailbreak of the model’s safeguards.
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Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
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Verb
InMobi said that by bypassing traditional product catalogs, the system transforms the standard living room screen from a passive entertainment monitor into an immersive digital marketplace.
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Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
24 June 2026
Gut researchers say that, in many cases, this advice has bypassed the evidence.
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Brittney Melton,
NPR,
24 June 2026
Noun
The developments are relatively small — one a 4-acre commercial project, the other a 36-acre housing and office development — but their location at the northeast corner of Ustick Road and the McDermott Road bypass is significant.
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Rose Evans
updated June 15,
Idaho Statesman,
15 June 2026
What followed were several calls between Amodei and senior administration officials during which Amodei argued the security bypass found by Amazon was narrow rather than a full jailbreak of the model’s safeguards.
—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
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In the days before Lutnick’s previous decision to force the models offline, senior administration officials became increasingly concerned that users could circumvent Fable 5’s guardrails.
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The clearance eases a confrontation that erupted two weeks ago when the government abruptly barred Anthropic from giving foreign nationals access to Mythos 5 and a related model, Fable 5, over fears that security guardrails could be circumvented.
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Price is where almost every search starts, and the difference between countries is hard to ignore.
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By the time the sponsor wants to sell, the buyer sees what the sponsor ignored.
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To avoid a deluge of applications from every theater in America, Cockrum decided to make grants by invitation.
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Refrain from entering water that may have electricity in it and avoid walking through floodwaters.
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Here's what traffic is looking like today on Kansas 10 highway between Kansas City and Lawrence.
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Venezuelan authorities typically activate emergency assessment and response protocols following major seismic events, including inspections of critical infrastructure such as hospitals, bridges, highways and electrical systems.
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Its origins are uncertain, with one tale suggesting that a cook at Manzanillo’s mercado left a pot of pozole over fire and forgot it.
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Iran was evading our sanctions, threatening its neighbors and refusing to take steps that would definitively limit its nuclear program.
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On Friday afternoon a small plane appeared to evade some of the world’s strictest aviation controls and slam into the tallest skyscraper in Beijing, the 109-story CITIC Tower that dominates the city’s skyline, killing the pilot and injuring 13 other people.
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There was another car on the opposite side of the road with major front-end damage.
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From California politics to safety concerns on Sacramento roads, here’s a quick digest of some of the top stories for June 23, 2026.
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After 90-plus minutes of frustration and failure to break down cagey South Africa at SoFi Stadium, Canada made history in an instant when Alistair Johnston’s long pass into the box was cleared directly into the path of Eustáquio.
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The lefty, who needed 37 pitches to get through the fourth due to Cabrera’s flub and three free passes, logged five innings, two runs (0 earned), four walks and six strikeouts over 96 pitches.
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“Bypass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bypass. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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