Example Sentences

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It’s the latest example of how companies are finding innovative ways to compensate stars and athletes whose power to sell and market products, particularly via social media, is circumventing traditional advertising.

From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2024

Treasury Undersecretary Brian Nelson and other officials used meetings in recent weeks to highlight how they believe Russia is circumventing sanctions to acquire electronic components, optics and other equipment.

From Reuters • May 11, 2023

His website is circumventing Russian censorship through a mix of clever computing and people power.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2022

Maggie Lewis, a professor of Chinese law at Seton Hall University, said the Communist Party is circumventing the Chinese legal system in Xinjiang.

From Washington Times • Nov. 24, 2019

They will sponsor doctors to live “abroad for studies being done there. It is circumventing the entire marketing process. It’s another way of taking the doctor into the loop.”

From The Guardian • Aug. 28, 2019