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Recent Examples of end run
Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 22 Apr. 2025
With the aid of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency team, Trump appears to be attempting an end run that could succeed where his past attempts failed: by simply terminating the consulting contract that the Department of Energy relies on to develop and enforce the rules.
—Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 11 Apr. 2025
Elizabeth Goitein, Foreign Affairs, 6 June 2023
But the measure, which is privileged under Senate rules, is the latest example of Democrats using the tools of the minority to end-run that control.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 2 May 2025
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Noun
This is an end run around regulations that are on the books today.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 22 Apr. 2025
With the aid of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency team, Trump appears to be attempting an end run that could succeed where his past attempts failed: by simply terminating the consulting contract that the Department of Energy relies on to develop and enforce the rules.
—Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 11 Apr. 2025
Verb
To prevent the government from using Section 702 as an end-run around these constitutional and statutory requirements, Congress included two key provisions in the law.
—Elizabeth Goitein, Foreign Affairs, 6 June 2023
But the measure, which is privileged under Senate rules, is the latest example of Democrats using the tools of the minority to end-run that control.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for end run
Noun
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Worried about Michilimackinac’s vulnerability to attacks by American rebels, the British relocated the fort to the high bluffs of Mackinac Island in 1780 and shortened its name.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 June 2025
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Look to Flanagan, who probably won’t need to call any bluffs for the time being.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
5 June 2025
Verb
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Last year, the Russians began including decoy drones with their Shahed drones to increase the likelihood of evading Ukrainian defenses.—
Vikram Mittal,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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Cochran drove in a manner that indicated to Taylor that the sheriff was trying to evade him, Welch said.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
28 June 2025
Noun
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Bear the mastiff and Staffordshire bull terrier mix simply loves playing fetch and chasing after his toys outside.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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This can be through walking, obedience training, running, games of fetch, or swimming.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
Verb
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Giving up athletics had an impact on her body and changes were required to avoid injury.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
30 June 2025
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Each week spent on development and every disaster avoided adds to the company’s financial, reputational and customer support success.—
Sai Sandeep Ogety,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Body feints are still part of Messi’s late-career repertoire, as well.—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
14 June 2025
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That arc is echoed in the finale’s feint toward killing the Gemstone kids, who then rebound into maintaining their prestige and power in connection with their church.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
5 May 2025
Verb
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Police on Friday captured one of the New Orleans parish inmates who escaped six weeks ago in a jailbreak Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry called the worst in recent state history.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 June 2025
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In such places, summer becomes a never-ending fantasy, a pleasure dome that characters cannot escape.—
Erik Morse,
Vogue,
26 June 2025
Noun
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Dark Souls’ plodding sword-and-board combat disappeared in favor of a lightning fast rhythm of slashes, bullets, and dodges.—
Luke Winkie,
Vulture,
1 Apr. 2025
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The film is notable for a dodge ball scene that goes disgustingly awry, a long gay kiss — an unheard-of smooch in 1981 — between Andrew and a bully, and for Arngrim’s goth-twink fabulous costumes, including the silkiest cape.—
Erik Piepenburg,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
Verb
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The case highlighted how independent voices can circumvent the gatekeeping position of corporate media and rally the public.—
Tom Blakely,
Boston Herald,
27 June 2025
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There’s no surefire way to keep AI companies from scraping news websites; even the Robots Exclusion Protocol, the standard opt-out method available to news publishers, is easily circumvented.—
Alex Reisner,
The Atlantic,
25 June 2025
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