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bypass

[bahy-pas, -pahs] / ˈbaɪˌpæs, -ˌpɑs /


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VPNs enable users to bypass geo-restrictions and access all content on streaming services like Netflix, Disney+ and HBO Max.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

The company hired outside experts to spend more than 1,000 hours trying to find ways to bypass these restrictions -- a process known as red-teaming.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

The Annan Road is usually one of the busiest routes into and out of Dumfries, taking traffic to and from the town's bypass.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

The Iran war has prompted Persian Gulf petrostates to invest billions in new infrastructure to bypass the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Because of these things, we decided to bypass villages by walking through the nearby bushes.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah




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