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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Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2024
But another answer is possible -- one that links the 2008 financial crisis and the 2011 European bond market crisis to a possible Chinese end run around the 2007 Foreign Investment and National Security Act.
—Mark Blyth, Foreign Affairs, 25 July 2011
Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2024
At the end of the first quarter, some 23 states had fewer than 1,000 electric vehicles on offer, excluding brands like Tesla that do an end-run around traditional dealerships.
—Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 31 May 2024
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Noun
Prosecutors did not address the substance of Spertus’ filing but accused him in court of making an end run around a protective order.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2024
But another answer is possible -- one that links the 2008 financial crisis and the 2011 European bond market crisis to a possible Chinese end run around the 2007 Foreign Investment and National Security Act.
—Mark Blyth, Foreign Affairs, 25 July 2011
Verb
Donald Trump’s blockbuster fraud trial reached a dramatic finale at closing arguments Thursday when the former president made an end-run around a judge’s strict orders to get his two cents on the record.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2024
At the end of the first quarter, some 23 states had fewer than 1,000 electric vehicles on offer, excluding brands like Tesla that do an end-run around traditional dealerships.
—Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 31 May 2024
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“End run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/end%20run. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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