bend/stretch the rules
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: to change or ignore rules
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Understanding the bill's collapse requires understanding how Lt. Gov. Patrick, as the Senate's president, can bend the rules of time and the Texas Constitution in his and his chamber’s favor.
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Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Due to his experience as a Colorado semi-truck accident attorney, Burg has seen many of the methods trucking companies employ to bend the rules and dodge accountability.
—Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 21 July 2025
Then there's a movie coming down the line about the Authority, a super-team described as the anti-Justice League, a group of metahumans who are willing to bend the rules a bit.
—EW.com, 11 July 2025
Dogged and agile, Ballard isn’t afraid to bend the rules to get answers, determined to see a way forward when no one else can.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 9 July 2025
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Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Due to his experience as a Colorado semi-truck accident attorney, Burg has seen many of the methods trucking companies employ to bend the rules and dodge accountability.
—Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 21 July 2025
Then there's a movie coming down the line about the Authority, a super-team described as the anti-Justice League, a group of metahumans who are willing to bend the rules a bit.
—EW.com, 11 July 2025
Dogged and agile, Ballard isn’t afraid to bend the rules to get answers, determined to see a way forward when no one else can.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 9 July 2025
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“Bend/stretch the rules.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bend%2Fstretch%20the%20rules. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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