1
: a football play in which the ballcarrier attempts to run wide around the end of the line
specifically
: sweep sense 3e
2
: an evasive trick or maneuver
made an end run around the regulations
end-ran; end-running; end-runs
: to avoid artfully
end-running the law
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Harry Kraemer, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
The judge panel’s vote rejecting Habba comes days after the Trump administration did an end run around a similar appointment in New York’s Northern District with then-interim U.S. Attorney John Sarcone.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 22 July 2025
Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2025
Dudek got the job, wittingly or not, through an end-run around his bosses.
—Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025
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Noun
And if other members of the management team are doing an end run around the CEO to get to the board, that could set off a leadership crisis.
—Harry Kraemer, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
The judge panel’s vote rejecting Habba comes days after the Trump administration did an end run around a similar appointment in New York’s Northern District with then-interim U.S. Attorney John Sarcone.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 22 July 2025
Verb
Because what this appears to be is an end-run around the United States' obligation ...
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2025
Dudek got the job, wittingly or not, through an end-run around his bosses.
—Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025
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“End run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/end%20run. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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