avoiding

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Struggling until after the 70th minute mark, captain Harry Kane came to his team's rescue - scoring two goals in the final stages, avoiding a major upset, and securing England's place in the last 16.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

There’s been no avoiding MLS players in this World Cup.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2026

Researchers suggest these animals may have been avoiding the area or shifting their activity patterns to reduce encounters with the much larger predators.

From Science Daily • Jun. 28, 2026

It’s likely that they wind up avoiding some of the same stocks that Wang and Berkin’s study did.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

We sat now, waiting for 9:30, tense and upright in the high-backed wooden chairs, avoiding as if by a kind of premonition the cushioned and comfortable seats.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom