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circumvention

[sur-kuhm-ven-shuhn] / ˌsɜr kəmˈvɛn ʃən /
NOUN
escape
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STRONG


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Western officials have focused most of their recent efforts on closing loopholes and punishing circumvention.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

German fans have long criticised Red Bull for its multi-club model and effective circumvention of the much-loved 50+1 rule, which guarantees supporter voting rights at German clubs.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

Yet most will only remember that Leonard’s tenure in the City of Angels netted zero Larry O’Brien trophies and instead plenty of load management and one ongoing salary cap circumvention investigation.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

The EU will also be on the lookout for circumvention, as well as any effort to reroute small parcels to the bloc via countries like Switzerland.

From Barron's Jun. 30, 2026

Static was "trafficking" in a device that allowed the "circumvention of a technical protection measure" used to prevent "access to a copyrighted work"—namely the computer program inside the printer.

From The Public Domain Enclosing the Commons of the Mind by James Boyle




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