loophole
Example Sentences
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Under a special federal-tax loophole for wealthy people who take senior appointments in the federal government, he would have been able to do so without paying capital-gains tax.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026
But there was a loophole: Raw milk could be sold across state lines if labeled as pet food.
From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026
The Meat Wall acts as a loophole because it traps the goalkeeper on his line, blocking him from even attempting a catch, which lowers the likelihood of an infringement.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026
Anthropic described the loophole discovered by this third party -- identified by several media outlets as Amazon -- as "narrow" and said the software vulnerabilities it exposed were "minor."
From Barron's • Jun. 14, 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
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