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How to use the word circumvent in a Sentence?

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Binance’s compliance program has been ineffective and, at Zhao’s direction, Binance has instructed its employees and customers to circumvent compliance controls in order to maximize corporate profits.

– Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Found on CNN
1 year ago

President Biden's failed policies are crushing our southern border, this legislation is a huge step forward in ensuring those who illegally enter our country cannot circumvent the law and are swiftly removed.

– Mark Green

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

We are deeply concerned about regulations that would undermine privacy and security in service of some other aim, here in Washington and elsewhere, policymakers are taking steps, in the name of competition, that would force Apple to let apps onto iPhone that circumvent the App Store through a process called sideloading.

– Tim Cook

Found on CNN
2 years ago

It is an attempt to circumvent European sanctions and to blackmail the European Union.

– European Union

Found on CNN
2 years ago

We're seeing a spike in Russian tankers turning off transmissions deliberately to circumvent sanctions, the Russian fleet is starting to hide The Russian fleet whereabouts and its exports.

– Windward CEO Ami Daniel

Found on CNN
2 years ago

We want to make it to the point that these kids become the transformational agents ... to talk to the other kids to circumvent them from actually participating in the violence.

– Tyrone Parker

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

With these billboard campaigns, mainstream media can choose to ignore them, but people passing by them will see them. They’re exposed to them, it’s one way to circumvent those who control the narrative.

– Ryan Bomberger

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I think the Iranians believe they have some eastward option with Russia and China in which they can circumvent the pressure of sanctions, and that is just wrong. And so I think we are approaching the talks at the end of November as a pretty united front with the P5 +1.

– Brett McGurk

Found on CNN
2 years ago

The overwhelming sentiment of the Filipino is that I am not qualified and it would be a violation of the Constitution to circumvent the law, the spirit of the Constitution, and so, in obedience to the will of the people, who after all placed me in the presidency many years ago, I now say, sa mga kababayan ko, sundin ko ang gusto ninyo( my countrymen, I will heed Duterte Carpio advice). And today, I announce my retirement from politics.

– Duterte Carpio

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I think the Delta variant from India is one example of many ways this virus is going to mutate and attempt to circumvent the vaccines because that’s what viruses do.

– Jonathan Javitt

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

They could circumvent all the difficulties with the issuer limit and capital key with a coronabond.

– Carsten Brzeski

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Cuba and the former Maduro regime continue trying to circumvent sanctions by changing the names of vessels and facilitating the movement of oil from Venezuela to Cuba, the United States will continue to take necessary action to protect the people of Venezuela.

– The Treasury Department

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

It's appalling that the city of Austin doubled down on its policies to' save the trees, kill the children,' this budget amendment is a political stunt attempting to circumvent the law, and if the city really wants to help women, they need to lower their taxes.

– Nicole Hudgens

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Any tanker with Iranian crude follows a similar pattern of behavior : they do that by turning off their AIS transponder, turning it on and off in order to circumvent being tracked, they have deliberately taken measures to circumvent identifying the ship's destination, location and cargo origin.

– Michelle Wiese Bockmann

Found on CNN
4 years ago

The court forcefully rejected the Trump administration's bid to arbitrarily jail asylum-seekers without a hearing, try as it may, the administration can not circumvent the Constitution in its effort to deter and punish asylum-seekers applying for protection.

– Homeland Security.Michael Tan

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Any attempt by Musk to circumvent the process will be much more easily policed.

– Stephen Diamond

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

Even those very, very vague threats are enough to scare wholesalers and processors that are relying on consumers, if there is a border shutdown, they will have to circumvent the border and pay an extreme premium.

– Stefan Oliva

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

When I came on this job, I came on with my honor, my integrity, and my reputation, if someone accused me of doing anything that would circumvent that then I would want my day in court to clear my name.

– Rahm Emanuel

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Do I think justice was served ? No. What do I think justice is ? I think this city is still owed an apology, i've been Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson now for about 31 years. When I came on this job, I came on with my honor, my integrity and my reputation. If somebody accused me of doing anything that would circumvent that, I would want my day in court, period, to clear my name. I've heard that( Smollett's camp) wanted their day in court with TV cameras so America could know the truth, even though they chose to hide behind secrecy and broker a deal to circumvent the judicial system.

– Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson

Found on CNN
5 years ago

These are not minor or technical violations, we are talking about real money here. In all my years of studying FEC reports, Ive never seen a more ambitious operation to circumvent reporting requirements. Representative Ocasio-Cortezhas been quite vocalin condemning so-called dark money, but her own campaign went to great lengths to avoid the sunlight of disclosure. Added Anderson : They believe their cause is so great that they dont have to play by the rules. They believe that they are above campaign finance law.

– Tom Anderson

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

We have tens of thousands of employees across our properties and have very strict hiring practices, if any employee submitted false documentation in an attempt to circumvent the law, they will be terminated immediately.

– Amanda Miller

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Omar Jadwat law specifically allows individuals to apply for asylum whether or not they are at a port of entry. It is illegal to circumvent that by agency or presidential decree.

– Omar Jadwat

Found on CNN
5 years ago

The likelihood that Iranian exports drop to zero is very low, mostly because of China, china has rejected the Bjornar Tonhaugen request to stop importing Iranian oil, and also has ways to circumvent Bjornar Tonhaugen financial sanctions.

– Bjornar Tonhaugen

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Any technology can be used by the good guys or the bad guys, drones are merely tools and can not circumvent the planning process so security analyst will still have the ability to foresee and prevent threats.

– Stratfor Security Analyst Scott Stewart

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

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