work-around
noun
: a plan or method to circumvent a problem (as in computer software) without eliminating it
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Recently, hospital leadership has developed and deployed a labor-intensive manual work-around to bill and collect revenue.
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Noel Brennan, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Instead, the moviemakers found a controversial work-around.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2026
Underage bettors say there are many work-arounds.
—Suzy Khimm, NBC news, 19 Mar. 2026
Developing work-arounds like this, too, costs money.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2026
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Noel Brennan, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Instead, the moviemakers found a controversial work-around.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2026
Underage bettors say there are many work-arounds.
—Suzy Khimm, NBC news, 19 Mar. 2026
Developing work-arounds like this, too, costs money.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2026
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“Work-around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work-around. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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