avoidance
Example Sentences
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Still, by forgoing any Jewish characters when there was already a burgeoning transplanted minority — all we see is a kibbutz being erected in the far distance — seems like too careful an avoidance of contextual reality.
From Los Angeles Times
"Not putting the correct support in place for a young person can lead to severe mental health complications and emotionally-based school avoidance," he says.
From BBC
His avoidance of the public eye is consistent with past behavior.
They too needed to avoid earning interest, but for reasons of Islamic law rather than tax avoidance.
"The outlook reflects the resilience of global trade, buoyed by trade in high technology products and digitally delivered services, adaptations in supply chains and the avoidance of tit-for-tat retaliation on tariffs," Okonjo-Iweala said.
From Barron's
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