loophole

Example Sentences

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When I graduated from UC–Berkeley with my “useless” comparative literature degree, into one of the bleakest job markets in recent American memory, I thought to myself, There must be a loophole somewhere.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

AI music generation platforms -- such as US based Suno and Udio -- argue their work is covered by the American copyright loophole of "fair use," which does not require rights holders' consent.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

The file-and suspend loophole used to allow people a way to access more Social Security benefits — it was claim now, claim more later.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

The Makary-Prasad faction treated flexibility as a loophole to be closed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

A person misplaced, disorganized, miscalculated, overlooked everything and opened every loophole, and just when he thought he had it made, the government gave him a lake or a forest or an oilfield and spoiled everything.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller