work-around
noun
: a plan or method to circumvent a problem (as in computer software) without eliminating it
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One work-around is serving farm-raised turbot rather than wild.
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 19 July 2025
Officials are trying to find a work-around that doesn’t involve going to court to force the homeowners to go along.
—Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2025
The lottery's acceptance of couriers has drawn the ire of several high-ranking lawmakers in recent years, including Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who have complained that the companies provide a work-around to the 1991 lottery statute that forbids using a telephone to buy or sell game tickets.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Now instead of being shut out of the country altogether, there is a framework for a viable work-around.
—Arkansas Online, 19 June 2025
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 19 July 2025
Officials are trying to find a work-around that doesn’t involve going to court to force the homeowners to go along.
—Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2025
The lottery's acceptance of couriers has drawn the ire of several high-ranking lawmakers in recent years, including Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who have complained that the companies provide a work-around to the 1991 lottery statute that forbids using a telephone to buy or sell game tickets.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Now instead of being shut out of the country altogether, there is a framework for a viable work-around.
—Arkansas Online, 19 June 2025
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“Work-around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work-around. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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