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Recent Examples of end run
Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2024
This was a terrible loophole in the law, an end run on women’s rights.
—Glamour, 9 July 2024
Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 31 May 2024
Some of these issues are attempts to do an end-run around the state compromise.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2024
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Noun
But the proposal garnered fierce early opposition from some local leaders, concerned the group was making an end run around the planning process, as well as environmental groups concerned about the loss of natural habitat.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2024
This was a terrible loophole in the law, an end run on women’s rights.
—Glamour, 9 July 2024
Verb
At the end of the first quarter, some 23 states had fewer than 1,000 electric vehicles on offer, excluding brands like Tesla that do an end-run around traditional dealerships.
—Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 31 May 2024
Some of these issues are attempts to do an end-run around the state compromise.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for end run
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Good rattling/grunting setup: Wind in your face and rock bluff or stream at your back.Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
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At the eastern tip of the Hamptons on Long Island, the Stone House in Montauk sits on 3.2 secluded acres near the edge of a 70-foot bluff overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
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Hezbollah fighters have been using pagers as a low-tech means of communication in an attempt to evade Israeli location-tracking, two sources familiar with the group’s operations told Reuters this year.Reuters, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
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El Monte police said that charges of kidnapping and felony evading would be submitted to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office.Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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Currently, a pound of lionfish meat fetches around $6, Beauford says.Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 18 Sep. 2024
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While movies fans have been saying it for years —fetch is one of the more memorable terms and lines spoken in a movie chock full of quotes — Chabert's daughter has now spoken it her.Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 10 Sep. 2024
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These things make Istanbul a great place to get high-quality hair transplants at low prices, but patients need to be careful to avoid secret risks.Ethan Stone, Journal Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2024
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But the only surefire way to avoid sickness from airplane food is not to eat it.Justin Klawans, theweek, 19 Nov. 2024
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Spain’s standout attacker at the tournament received the ball out wide, wrong-footed the defender with a brilliant feint and put a ball into the box which eventually trickled on to Celia Segura, who made no mistake from close range.Neel Shelat, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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But this gesture is rarely more than a feint, as the series never probes Haddix’s interiority.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2024
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Firefighters rescued one person who was trapped and assisted others in escaping the building.Doha Madani, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Several passengers were either thrown out of the vehicle or escaped.Charna Flam, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Reality check: Despite the dodges, Harris has stated some of her policy priorities — namely to boost security on the Southwest border, put more limitations on asylum, and bring down the costs of food and housing.Alex Thompson, Axios, 3 Nov. 2024
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But that artful dodge soon got complicated as a new controversy erupted over comments from Biden.Niall Stanage, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
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Despite their 53-47 Senate majority, Republicans are unlikely to muster up the votes to circumvent the filibuster.Ivana Saric, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
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China has treated the war in Ukraine as an opportunity to gain operational and technological insights, reverse engineer U.S. weapons recovered from the battlefield, and find ways to circumvent Western economic sanctions.Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
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“End run.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/end%20run. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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