red tape

Example Sentences

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The Pentagon has held up SpaceX as an example of companies that can help the military cut through red tape and more quickly field weapons and other capabilities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

A highly specific 35 percent cut to government red tape using A.I.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026

“We kept saying we wanted to address affordability, but yet we were getting in our own way of doing that because the regulatory red tape was adding so much time.”

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

"Independent prescribing will play a major part in delivering this shift, easing pressures on GPs, cutting unnecessary red tape and helping patients get the right care closer to home," he said.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

I can't remember ever in my life seeing red tape.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan