sidestep

Example Sentences

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Interest in regulating the booming asset class has spread across the aisle in Congress amid concerns over prediction-market insider trading and sports markets that sidestep state gambling regulations.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Some schools follow them enthusiastically, while others soften or sidestep them.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Investing in AI without actually investing in it is one way to sidestep concerns among some investors that a bubble is building for the hot technology.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 16, 2026

Tether emerged as a vital tool for the state-run oil company to sidestep sanctions, serving as the currency for settling oil transactions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026

To get to it, to redeem it, Franny had to shuffle across the floor through a quantity of newspapers and sidestep an empty paint bucket.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger