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Recent Examples of end run
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 See all Example Sentences for end run 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for end run
Noun
  • Another major boost in funding has been awarded to the Orange County Transportation Authority for efforts to secure a coastal rail line threatened by the ocean and collapsing bluffs – this time, $100 million in new federal assistance announced Thursday, Oct. 31.
    Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 31 Oct. 2024
  • The hypothesized hand is deduced from betting patterns of the opponents, which include bluffs.
    Jim Euchner, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Currently, a pound of lionfish meat fetches around $6, Beauford says.
    Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 18 Sep. 2024
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
  • But the only surefire way to avoid sickness from airplane food is not to eat it.
    Justin Klawans, theweek, 19 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • 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
  • But this gesture is rarely more than a feint, as the series never probes Haddix’s interiority.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2024
Verb
  • Firefighters rescued one person who was trapped and assisted others in escaping the building.
    Doha Madani, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • His intent was to escape his hectic Hollywood lifestyle and show the world the path to sustainability.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • 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
  • But that artful dodge soon got complicated as a new controversy erupted over comments from Biden.
    Niall Stanage, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Despite their 53-47 Senate majority, Republicans are unlikely to muster up the votes to circumvent the filibuster.
    Ivana Saric, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
  • 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 25 Nov. 2024.

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