Example Sentences

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The issue has raised concerns about how players are circumventing the NBA’s salary cap.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

As we recently reported, some shippers are circumventing the Jones Act by routing gasoline from the Gulf Coast to California through a pit-stop in the Bahamas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Commerce Department's months-long investigation into whether imports of solar panels from the four Southeast Asian nations are circumventing tariffs on goods made in China.

From Reuters • Jun. 6, 2022

Commerce Department is deepening its probe into whether solar power companies are circumventing import tariffs, singling out some of the industry’s giants for increased scrutiny.

From Washington Post • May 16, 2022

Environmental groups are also mobilizing to fight the wall in court, but recent legal decisions raise doubts about their ability to successfully argue that federal authorities are circumventing environmental laws.

From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2019