work-around
noun
: a plan or method to circumvent a problem (as in computer software) without eliminating it
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The tech giant developed the arrangement as a work-around to a Defense Department requirement that people handling sensitive data be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
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Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 29 Aug. 2025
Earlier this month, Trump announced a deal for NATO to purchase U.S. weapons to send to Ukraine, a work-around from direct American support for Kyiv.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 31 July 2025
One work-around is serving farm-raised turbot rather than wild.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 19 July 2025
Officials are trying to find a work-around that doesn’t involve going to court to force the homeowners to go along.
—Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2025
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Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 29 Aug. 2025
Earlier this month, Trump announced a deal for NATO to purchase U.S. weapons to send to Ukraine, a work-around from direct American support for Kyiv.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 31 July 2025
One work-around is serving farm-raised turbot rather than wild.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 19 July 2025
Officials are trying to find a work-around that doesn’t involve going to court to force the homeowners to go along.
—Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2025
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“Work-around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work-around. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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