1
: a football play in which the ballcarrier attempts to run wide around the end of the line
specifically
: sweep sense 3e
2
: an evasive trick or maneuver
made an end run around the regulations
end-ran; end-running; end-runs
: to avoid artfully
end-running the law
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Peter Greene, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Thus, the law sought to make an end run around Young by preventing state officials from directly enforcing the law.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 15 Aug. 2024
Elizabeth Goitein, Foreign Affairs, 6 June 2023
Among other loopholes, these end-runs are fueled by sweeping post-COVID legislative enactments from an over-spending, highly interventionist Congress.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
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Noun
In April of 2024, voucher supporters tried an end run around the petition.
—Peter Greene, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Thus, the law sought to make an end run around Young by preventing state officials from directly enforcing the law.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 15 Aug. 2024
Verb
This gap creates an easy end-run around the law’s protections: companies that are barred from selling data to the government directly can effectively launder it through data brokers.
—Elizabeth Goitein, Foreign Affairs, 6 June 2023
Among other loopholes, these end-runs are fueled by sweeping post-COVID legislative enactments from an over-spending, highly interventionist Congress.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
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“End run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/end%20run. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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