circumvention

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Recent Examples of circumvention Instead, Reddit argued that its licensing agreement with Google directly prohibits certain uses of Reddit data that are now being accessed due to the circumvention methods employed by malicious web scrapers. Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026 The league is also investigating the Bucks for possible salary cap circumvention via an extension for guard Gary Trent Jr. Chris Branch, New York Times, 17 July 2026 Leonard Also Could Face League Punishment Article XIII of the CBA states that the commissioner can void any player contract, or any renegotiation, extension or amendment of a player contract, as one type of penalty for salary cap circumvention. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 July 2026 Yet most will only remember that Leonard’s tenure in the City of Angels netted zero Larry O’Brien trophies and instead plenty of load management and one ongoing salary cap circumvention investigation. Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026 Few Western democracies are willing to embrace the kind of highly restrictive model that would make circumvention nearly impossible. Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2026 Less clear, however, is the status of Leonard amid the NBA’s investigation into potential salary-cap circumvention by the Clippers regarding Leonard. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 6 June 2026 Iranians normally access these only through circumvention tools, such as VPNs. Holly Dagres, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026 Such circumvention of due process is part of the accusations against Duterte and Dela Rosa. Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
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Noun
  • After weeks of testing, Fable 5 is no longer vulnerable to a bypassing method discovered by Amazon researchers that identified several software vulnerabilities and triggered the export curbs.
    Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 1 July 2026
  • Assistive listening studies report that bypassing room acoustics and delivering audio directly can improve signal‑to‑noise ratios by 15–20 dB, making announcements comprehensible and lectures clearer [8].
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 26 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Experts suggest these adjustments are aimed at improving radar evasion, aerodynamic efficiency and engine performance.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The problem, however, is that the legislation would allow the president to impose tariffs of up to 100% on the top buyers of Russian oil and gas, and on countries that facilitate Russian sanctions evasion.
    Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 30 July 2026
Noun
  • Yet by skirting and at times ignoring those rules, ride-sharing companies were able to acquire a critical mass of users in a short period of time.
    Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026
  • The Dominator 3, at its base a Ford F-350, features an armored shell and skirting designed to keep winds from lifting the vehicle; strong windows, equipment for tracking weather data and a hydraulic spike system used to anchor the vehicle to the ground.
    Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Critics called the change an unjustified, undemocratic sidestepping of the state constitution and the will of voters.
    Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • One was the very clear sidestepping of Palestinian sovereignty, and the second was the issue of Iran.
    Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2026

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“Circumvention.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circumvention. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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