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Noun
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In the final minutes of his first term as president, Trump issued a pardon to Pirro’s ex-husband, Albert Pirro, who was convicted in 2000 on conspiracy and tax evasion charges.—
Michael Kunzelman,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2025 -
Chernow, ever scrupulous, does not ignore the complexities, but his caution becomes its own kind of evasion.—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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Hinson said the skirting of tariffs undermined an Illinois auto company’s business, forcing it to lay off a quarter of its workforce.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Sep. 2019
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There was no deception here, no skirting of any regulations.—
Abby Gardner,
Glamour,
3 Sep. 2024
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“Circumvention.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circumvention. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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