end-run
Example Sentences
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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
But the move triggered outrage among striking writers, who condemned the move as an end-run around the WGA negotiating committee.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2023
If there were one thing Thackeray would like to have, it would be an effective legal end-run through this new fragmentation minefield.
From The Hacker Crackdown, law and disorder on the electronic frontier by Sterling, Bruce