loophole

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Recent Examples of loophole Shortly after the meeting, the White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, told reporters that the Administration wanted to eliminate a notorious tax loophole from which some of the richest financiers in the country had benefitted for decades. John Cassidy, New Yorker, 7 July 2025 That legacy deserves better than to be contorted into a legal loophole for skirting labor protections. A.j. Schumann, Sun Sentinel, 6 July 2025 The spokesperson's description of that loophole matches that of the citizenship tracking glitch. Sasha Hupka, AZCentral.com, 3 July 2025 According to the report, components used to make Russian weaponry and used in attacks against Ukraine originate from American companies, despite efforts by lawmakers to close this loophole. Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for loophole
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loophole
Noun
  • Use the crevice tool to get in the nooks and corners of your outdoor spaces where cobwebs, dirt, small twigs, and other messes might be lurking.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 17 July 2025
  • With four different brush heads this tool can tackle grout, tile and all of the dirty crevices in your bathroom.
    Clara McMahon, People.com, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • Those simulations—many developed two decades ago—have taken on new life in the series, contextualizing the levee breaches and helping viewers visualize the scale of the flood.
    Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
  • On the verge of a mass mutiny, Washington, who'd led his army through many battles, again stepped into the breach.
    Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
Noun
  • This rift has become especially pronounced on social media, with hordes of conservative influencers dividing between those behind the banner of Trump and those of the Epstein narrative skeptics.
    Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 18 July 2025
  • The year-long FOI battle is connected to a convoluted and bitter political rift that has dogged Bloomfield for the past two years under Mayor Danielle Wong’s administration.
    Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 16 July 2025
Noun
  • Made with a blend of linen and rayon, these comfy pants are the perfect amount of baggy, with two convenient side pockets and side slits that add even more breathability.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 July 2025
  • Vonn also had an unfortunate mishap while walking the red carpet in a strapless dress with a daring slit that went all the way up to her hip bone, showing off her muscular leg and giving a glimpse of her underwear.
    Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2025
Noun
  • And Japan’s invocation of World War II is controversial in a region where fissures over Tokyo’s devastating militarism during the period sour relations with many of its neighbors to this day.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 16 July 2025
  • Race created the conditions for one of the greatest original fissures within the feminist movement, which makes Kendall’s exploration of the ways in which mainstream feminism has continued to fail women of color feel particularly timely, even five years after its publication.
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 15 July 2025
Noun
  • Topline Congress appears to have backed off of deeper slashes to next year’s National Park Service budget, as advocacy groups mobilize public support through grassroots campaigns.
    Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
  • In the early-dinner hours, before nightfall, white slashes of sunlight slip through cracks in the horizontal blinds and play through the dusky interior like a laser show.
    Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 6 July 2025
Noun
  • Observations of a baby star may show the earliest stages of planet formation that astronomers have ever seen Peering through a cosmic keyhole at distant baby star, astronomers may have opened a new window on the deep past of our own solar system.
    Lee Billings, Scientific American, 15 July 2025
  • In the 2023-24 campaign, he was limited to seven starts and a grand total of 834 minutes due to keyhole surgery on his knee.
    Jay Harris, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • Following their split, the comedian would welcome 10 more kids with five other women.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 15 July 2025
  • Revealing the pair hadn’t seen each other since the time of their split, Justin pulled Susie for a conversation.
    Liza Esquibias, People.com, 15 July 2025

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