end-run
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A few efforts to restrain Southern Pacific were tried, and died, but at last, in 1911, a governor named Hiram Johnson gave voters the tools to end-run SP.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
Mark Zuckerberg has failed to end-run the iPhone more than once, including his recent attempt to make an alternate tech ecosystem called the Metaverse, renaming and reorganizing his company around the idea.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
Dudek got the job, wittingly or not, through an end-run around his bosses.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2025
He responded by threatening chartered buses with impoundment if they did not adhere to limits on arrival times, leading to the end-run in New Jersey.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 2, 2024
Claflin got another first down by two plunges at the right of the opponent's line and a wide end-run.
From Left Guard Gilbert by Edward C. Caswell
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