end-run
Example Sentences
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Who made an audacious end run around protocol to give the president some really bad news?
“This is an end run,” said Shira Scheindlin, the former federal judge who issued the ruling that led to the federal consent decree.
From Salon
But the proposal garnered fierce early opposition from some local leaders, concerned the group was making an end run around the planning process, as well as environmental groups concerned about the loss of natural habitat.
From Los Angeles Times
The company’s lawsuit thus amounts to an end run around the law.
From Los Angeles Times
John Spinks, an early chief of the Office of Endangered Species, was aware that some of his staff would make end runs around the bureaucracy.
From Seattle Times
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