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This may lead some people to avoid activities such as exercise.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026

In the broadcast booth, he sometimes alternates between standing and sitting, or puts his feet up on a table, anything to avoid sitting for hours on end.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

Major shipping companies including France's CMA CGM, Switzerland-headquartered MSC and Germany-based Hapag-Lloyd have pledged to "avoid Arctic trans-shipment routes".

From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026

She said she still needed to be mindful purchasing products, scanning for synthetic fragrances, which she tries to avoid.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

The second was to avoid Howard, Freddy, and Mary Lou.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville

Rams rookie quarterback Ty Simpson puts in a solid debut and avoids making any major mistakes in a 20-12 preseason win over the Kansas City Chiefs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

That approach avoids unnecessary conflict during her lifetime while preserving your right to step aside when the time comes.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026

Krishna Guha of Evercore ISI said his base case remains that Warsh narrowly avoids an increase in September, though he described it as a knife-edge call.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

But in “Event Horizon,” Neill avoids hokeyness in what could otherwise be an extremely hokey film, finding the emotional center in a character whose inner demons become real-life manifestations of Hell.

From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026

She avoids looking at me and takes our plates and goes to the kitchen.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon

Former safeguarding minister Jess Phillips, said on Wednesday that Levy's second murder "could have been avoided had the state not failed" and that the case displayed a "litany of failures".

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

However, he has avoided picking a side in the messy merger squabble.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Spence was named in Tottenham's Premier League starting XI 23 times last season as they narrowly avoided relegation.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

President Nicusor Dan, a pro-European centrist, tried to address people's concerns last weekend after Romania avoided a downgrade of its credit rating by Fitch to "junk", or below investment grade.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

In 1794, Washington had sent Chief Justice John Jay to London to negotiate a realistic bargain that avoided a war with England at a time when the United States was ill prepared to fight one.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

However, I would rather spend a little more on one of those two rather than McBurnie as I will be avoiding all Hull's assets to start the season.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

Paying off the loan provides a guaranteed 5% return as you’re avoiding 5% interest.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

Archer aspires to build a fleet of air taxis that could potentially jet New York City travelers to airports in 15 minutes or less, avoiding traffic jams.

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

Data published last week showed the German economy grew 0.2% in the second quarter, avoiding recession concerns.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

We were two of ten students in our fifth cadet year, and avoiding him was next to impossible.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin