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Recent Examples of end run
Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2025
Critics call the move an end run around due process and fault the administration for using ICE officers who are often not in uniform and may be wearing masks.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 8 June 2025
Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025
Trump's attempt to end-run Congress is likely to complicate efforts to keep the federal government operating after Sept. 30, when Congress must pass an appropriations bill to avoid a shutdown.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 30 Aug. 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
Critics call the move an end run around due process and fault the administration for using ICE officers who are often not in uniform and may be wearing masks.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 8 June 2025
Verb
Dudek got the job, wittingly or not, through an end-run around his bosses.
—Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025
Trump's attempt to end-run Congress is likely to complicate efforts to keep the federal government operating after Sept. 30, when Congress must pass an appropriations bill to avoid a shutdown.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for end run
Noun
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But the notion that the two-state solution can be prevented by this or that settlement or some Israeli declaration has always been a bluff—and those recognizing Palestine today are calling it.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
30 Sep. 2025
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Weyman needed geological tests to ensure the stability of his bluff-top lot.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Lloyd evaded a diving Mahomes, Kareem Hunt and a streaking Tyquan Thornton for a huff-and-puff 99-yard interception return for a touchdown.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 Oct. 2025
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To try to evade the immune system, pathogens develop similarities to human cells as a form of camouflage.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Photos of Elliot, a cat who acts like a dog because he is obsessed with playing fetch.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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It's also expected to be able to tackle watering duties, weeding or picking flowers/fruits, and is even reported capable of interacting with pets – perhaps walking pooch while trimming the lawn or playing fetch.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Refrain from entering water that may have electricity in it and avoid walking through floodwaters.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Engelbert said Friday that the league and the Women’s National Basketball Players Association continue to meet and negotiate with the hopes of avoiding a work stoppage.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Starting a robotaxi service is not for the feint of heart or small of wallet.—
Brad Templeton,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Khamenei has made feints and tactical adjustments.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Lammens was perhaps fortunate to escape sanction then (Stuart Atwell booked the forward for diving), but this was a valuable occasion ahead of tougher tests, beginning at Anfield.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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On autopilot The NGC Cinema-Grand Blanc Trillium, about three-quarters of a mile away on Holly Road, became a triage and reunification site for church members who escaped the attack.—
Georgea Kovanis,
Freep.com,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Overshooting a dodge or whiffing a swing usually leads to contact damage, followed by an enemy attack, which will stun you for a few frames for them to reposition, causing even more contact damage as the foe decides to move through you.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
19 Sep. 2025
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Unlike many Souls-like games, Silksong doesn't have a spammable dodge button that offers the player brief invulnerability to almost every attack, regardless of location.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The federal government argued that the lower courts were circumventing the power of the justices and improperly limiting the authority of the Department of Homeland Security.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
4 Oct. 2025
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Tom Worthington, from the Australian National University’s School of Computing, said circumventing a shutdown that appeared to have been ordered by the country’s Taliban leader would be risky for ordinary Afghans.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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