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circumvent

[sur-kuhm-vent, sur-kuhm-vent] / ˌsɜr kəmˈvɛnt, ˈsɜr kəmˌvɛnt /


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Afghani activist Roya Mahboob stressed that women who live under oppressive regimes like the Taliban can secure financial independence only with tools, like Bitcoin, that circumvent the law.

From Slate Sep. 20, 2026

That makes it easier to access needed cash, but it also can make it too easy to circumvent the overall investing plan.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

Mohammad Hassan Najmi, an international relations expert, told AFP that Tehran "believes its membership and active participation in these alliances can enable it to circumvent US and European sanctions".

From Barron's Aug. 29, 2026

Silver has called attempts to circumvent it a “cardinal sin.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

Woolf weighed a lot more than the imposts assigned to most of these horses, but somehow he was able to circumvent the rule requiring riders to be within five pounds of the assignment.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

Light Helmets circumvents locker-room gatekeepers and makes endorsement deals in a bid for visibility.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

But Carvajal-Muñoz’s attorneys are testing a legal theory that circumvents these roadblocks by suing officers under state law for violations of his constitutional rights.

From Slate Apr. 15, 2026

“From Internet memes to late-night comedians, from cartoons to the plays and poems as old as organized government itself — Political Satire circumvents traditional gatekeepers & helps hold those in power accountable,” he continued.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 2, 2025

Wen's case shines a light on the various ways in which North Korea circumvents international sanctions on its arms trade.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2025

To clothe the migrants, he circumvents Mexican Customs, which inspects cars and confiscates used clothing coming into the country, in what Padre Leo believes is an attempt to protect Mexican clothing manufacturers.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

In July, Open AI models circumvented human controls placed on them and hacked into Hugging Face, a repository for open-source AI models.

From MarketWatch Sep. 14, 2026

Here is the NBA’s investigation into allegations the Los Angeles Clippers the team circumvented the league’s Collective Bargaining Agreement.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

"Sanctions are being circumvented using ageing and poorly maintained tankers, putting coastlines and marine ecosystems at risk," she said.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

This spring, an unnamed OpenAI model circumvented its sandbox to post some testing results publicly to the GitHub platform, OpenAI said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

The plot circumvented, Washkar went to work eliminating any remaining objections to his accession.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

The U.S. government is pressuring Mexican officials to accept new rules for exports of artificial-intelligence hardware to prevent Chinese companies and other foreign firms from circumventing tariffs, said people familiar with the negotiations.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

Since the start of the year, nine shadow fleet tankers suspected of circumventing sanctions have been seized around the EU.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

Mac: Security researchers say they have discovered a new way of circumventing Apple’s state-of-the art security technology, using techniques they discovered while testing an early version of Anthropic’s Mythos AI software in April.

From The Wall Street Journal May 17, 2026

"This indictment should send a message to all ship operators that circumventing safety requirements and breaking US laws will not be tolerated," Paul said.

From Barron's May 12, 2026

And by catching and circumventing threatening behavior early, there was a good chance of diverting those students toward a more positive path.

From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau




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