All 4 Uses
loophole
in
The Blind Side, by Michael Lewis
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- He went looking for a loophole and quickly found one: Beginner's Spanish.†
p. 209.6 *loophole = a gap in a rule, allowing avoidance of the rule's core intent
- That's when Sean discovered, deep in the recesses of the NCAA rules, yet another loophole: the student-athlete was allowed to generate fresh new grades for himself right up until August 1, so long as that student-athlete was "Learning Disabled."†
p. 210.7
- That was another loophole Sean had found.†
p. 221.9
- One of the lessons he had picked up from his own career as an NCAA student-athlete was that good enough grades were available to anyone who bothered to exploit the loopholes.†
p. 209.5
Definitions:
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(1)
(loophole) a gap in a rule, allowing avoidance of the rule's core intent -- especially in the text of a law or contract
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Less commonly, loophole can refer to a small opening in a castle that provides light and air, and allows an arrow to be fired from within. The opening is narrow enough that it is largely protects from incoming arrows.