circumvent
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That decision could also open the floodgates, with schools using those entities to circumvent the cap.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
The House was able to force a vote on the measure Thursday after Republican supporters of the bill joined Democrats in signing a discharge petition that essentially allows a majority to circumvent leadership.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
Now, spurred by the Iran war, the region’s petrostates are rushing to draw new lines to circumvent it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
With the Iran war now well into its third month, countries are scrambling to circumvent the geopolitical tug of war by transitioning more quickly to renewables.
From Salon • May 16, 2026
The truth, seldom mentioned but there for anyone to see, is that nature is not so easily molded and that the insects are finding ways to circumvent our chemical attacks on them.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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