loopholes

Example Sentences

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"The proposal must not have loopholes that allow abuses," Canfin, who will also take part in negotiations on behalf of the parliament, said.

From Barron's • Jul. 6, 2026

"Anthropic to close China loopholes" reads the Financial Times, which says that Chinese companies had been accessing Anthropic's AI tools with workarounds such as cloud providers and overseas subsidiaries.

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2026

Better to bone up on all the rules and loopholes.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 15, 2026

The export controls have worked—but there are many loopholes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

“They stick a hundred- dollar fine on you for killing a gator. I’m telling you,” he laughed sourly, “they got all the loopholes plugged. There ain’t a way you can win in this state.”

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin