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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Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2025
Kennedy’s end run around his department’s own experts is part of a pattern that threatens the proper functioning of science.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 31 May 2025
Sara Braun, Fortune, 21 June 2025
The administration appears to be attempting a constitutional end-run, claiming emergency authority while avoiding the formal legal processes that would actually justify such deployments.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
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Noun
Harvard challenged the move, saying the president was attempting an end run around the temporary court order.
—Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2025
Kennedy’s end run around his department’s own experts is part of a pattern that threatens the proper functioning of science.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 31 May 2025
Verb
Harvard challenged the move, saying the president was attempting an end-run around the temporary court order.
—Sara Braun, Fortune, 21 June 2025
The administration appears to be attempting a constitutional end-run, claiming emergency authority while avoiding the formal legal processes that would actually justify such deployments.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
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“End run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/end%20run. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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