work-around
noun
: a plan or method to circumvent a problem (as in computer software) without eliminating it
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Rather than identify the problem, as it was supposed to, Claude used an unsanctioned work-around without telling researchers.
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Elias Wachtel, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2026
Bruce struggles with basic parrot tasks because of his missing top beak, and this has led him to develop other wily work-arounds.
—Elizabeth Anne Brown, Scientific American, 20 Apr. 2026
Still, there are always work-arounds.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2026
Several additional Oklahoma tribes on the border with Texas are exploring work-arounds for how to enter the North Texas market, not as commercial license holders, but in the same manner as the three existing Texas tribes.
—Dallas Morning News, 7 Apr. 2026
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Elias Wachtel, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2026
Bruce struggles with basic parrot tasks because of his missing top beak, and this has led him to develop other wily work-arounds.
—Elizabeth Anne Brown, Scientific American, 20 Apr. 2026
Still, there are always work-arounds.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2026
Several additional Oklahoma tribes on the border with Texas are exploring work-arounds for how to enter the North Texas market, not as commercial license holders, but in the same manner as the three existing Texas tribes.
—Dallas Morning News, 7 Apr. 2026
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“Work-around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work-around. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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