avoid
Example Sentences
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GM last year managed to avoid some of the worst-case tariff scenarios.
Nonetheless, the U.A.E., like the rest of the Gulf region, had long tried to avoid defining itself as a combatant.
Fixing the problem will require the types of trade-offs elected officials have spent years avoiding.
From Barron's
Stocks have taken a hit, with only the S&P 500 among the four main U.S. equity indexes avoiding a correction in March, defined by a drop of at least 10% from a recent peak.
From MarketWatch
The Labor Department intends to help employers avoid lawsuits stemming from the alternative investments they offer employees in retirement plans.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
