loophole

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Recent Examples of loophole That loophole was hijacked by the industry, and it was used to add thousands upon thousands of new ingredients into our food supply. Sarah Koch, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026 Delta-8, Delta-9, and Delta-10 products flooded Texas because of a loophole, not because the Legislature or voters approved recreational marijuana. Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026 The Utah Jazz appeared to find a loophole in the NBA’s player participation policy, but the league sent a message Thursday by hitting them with a $500,000 fine. Mark Anderson, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026 Continue reading … MONEY INVASION — Billions in foreign money flows to American advocacy groups through 'unchecked' loophole. FOXNews.com, 11 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for loophole
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Noun
  • Wearing gloves, dip a cloth into the solution and wipe the seal, making sure to get into the folds and crevices and saturate the surface.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Scrub Daddy’s Dump Duster is perfect for those crevices that may not get enough attention in your regular cleaning schedule.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The report separately confirmed a vendor cybersecurity breach that exposed personal information belonging to students and educators.
    Josh Davis, Baltimore Sun, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Those included the €31million (£27m) fine levied by UEFA after Chelsea were found in breach of two of its financial rules last year.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • At the same time, some Iranian Americans have openly welcomed the killing of Iran’s supreme leader and called for regime change, reflecting deep rifts within the diaspora over the conflict.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Yasmin was revealed by the finale to be a blend of Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein, with shades of her father — the cause of a new rift between her and Harper.
    Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Despite his impassive eyes, balding pate, and slit of a smile, Robert Duvall could be volcanic and melancholic, mysterious and straightforward, vengeful and merciful.
    Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Only a little slit of neck flesh was exposed.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The fire department has advised residents to look for signs that their properties may have been damaged or are at risk of collapse, such as cracks in bulging walls, fissures and stuck doors and windows.
    ABC News, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
  • From there, head over to the Giant’s Causeway, a UNESCO World Heritage site with stunning interlocking basalt stone columns that are the result of a volcanic fissure eruption that took place in the Paleogene period (around 60 million years ago).
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • To hear the full episode, subscribe through iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app (include the forward slashes when searching).
    Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Newer plates have a slash through zeros, which could cause them to be confused with the number eight.
    Chilekasi Adele, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Stone made a head-turning entrance at the The Royal Festival Hall in floor-length gown, which added some sartorial drama with a giant keyhole chest cutout that dipped almost all the way down to her belly button.
    Meg Walters, InStyle, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Stone, who also received a best leading actress nod, dared to bare in a floor-length black halter dress with a dramatic keyhole cutout that extended almost to her navel and also featured a long train.
    Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 22 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Partisan split Democrats in the Senate race were sharply critical.
    Joseph Morton, Dallas Morning News, 28 Feb. 2026
  • The effect of that was that the nation went into the start of the conflict split about it.
    Anthony Salvanto, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026

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“Loophole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loophole. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.

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