backdoor
Example Sentences
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I turned away and went to the backdoor where Jeff was waiting.
From Literature
She further alleged that Schmidt had built a “backdoor” to Google servers with a team of company engineers that allowed him to spy on her and anyone with a Google account.
From Los Angeles Times
In 2024, the Journal reported that Dubai’s main state-owned bank closed some accounts held by Russian oligarchs and oil traders after U.S. officials pressed the U.A.E. to shut Moscow’s backdoor to the international financial system.
Still, mega backdoor conversions allow people to move more money into IRAs, which otherwise have much lower contribution limits compared with employer-sponsored retirement plans.
From MarketWatch
The pair sued the city in 2024, accusing the city of “backdoor machinations” in preserving a house that doesn’t deserve to be a historic cultural monument.
From Los Angeles Times
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