loophole

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Recent Examples of loophole Look how flawlessly that 50-day has served as support all summer long — even when the de minimis loophole for tariff-free Chinese goods was closed and every ecommerce stock sold off on the news — the 50-day managed to hold. Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025 The court took issue with some of those new protections, but not closing any loophole. Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025 There’s a loophole, however, on using them on federal land, on which McPherson Square sits. Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025 However, there’s a loophole since the Vulcans have made contact with the Tezaarians in the past, before the Federation or the Prime Directive was established, allowing for potential violations. Keith Phipps, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for loophole
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Noun
  • Key prevention strategies include sealing cracks and crevices in walls, roofs, and around windows and doors.
    Matthew Binnicker, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The females wait folded within crevices in bark.
    Rosanna Warren, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Edge filtering further enhances protection by limiting the volume of regulated data that crosses networks, reducing the impact of potential breaches.
    Nagesh Nama, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Wyden said his office’s investigation into the Ascension breach found that the ransomware attackers’ initial entry into the health giant’s network was the infection of a contractor’s laptop after using Microsoft Edge to search Microsoft’s Bing site.
    Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • London — The Duke of Sussex reunited with his father, King Charles III, for their first face-to-face meeting in 19 months on Wednesday, triggering speculation the royal family’s long-running rift might soon come to an end.
    Max Foster, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
  • This snowballing controversy over seemingly simple pieces of paper launched endless online arguments, dominated the news cycle, and gradually began to serve as a microcosm of the fathomless ideological rift among Americans, many of whom view the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as a zero sum game.
    Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The frock featured a soft, angular neckline along with a thigh-high slit and large bow.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The slit lamp is a specialized microscope with a bright light that creates a thin, intense beam to illuminate the eye.
    Lindsay Curtis, Health, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Wyatt exited and then returned to the project amid creative fissures, including wrangling over the movie’s tone, pacing, and length.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Trump is facing a catch-22 in the face of growing fissures at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and mounting departures of scientists and experts over vaccine policy.
    Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • To hear the full episode, subscribe through iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app (include the forward slashes when searching).
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Included among these cuts would be a 19% slash to the CDC budget.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • To avoid this scenario, Makadia's team plotted the best spots on an asteroid's surface to avoid the keyhole.
    Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • But the big keyhole was plain, oiled, in use.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Using an outstanding split-finger changeup in a four-pitch mix, the right-hander has certainly worked his way into the New York Mets’ future pitching plans.
    Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Managing a post-civil war Syria In Syria, years of civil war that had exacerbated splits among ethnic and religious groups finally ended in December 2024.
    David Mednicoff, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025

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“Loophole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loophole. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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