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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
Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2024
Yet there’s caveats, loopholes, and possible end-runs.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 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
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
Yet there’s caveats, loopholes, and possible end-runs.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 Mar. 2024
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“End run.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/end%20run. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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