dodge
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In the past, Meta has managed to dodge court-ordered spinoffs of Instagram and WhatsApp, but the company’s core business remains under a legal microscope.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
Jackson rightly describes this “Catch-Me-If-You-Can approach” to legal strategy as what it is: a cynical gotcha game designed to dodge legal accountability for as long as possible.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026
This test would ensure that bad actors can’t hide behind fake decentralization to dodge anti-money-laundering and know-your-customer rules.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
After attempting to dodge the question several times, he said “no.”
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2026
“Tag couldn’t catch a cold,” Roy Lee said, gripping the steering wheel and turning it back and forth to dodge the pot holes.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
This could be seen as a halfway house, whereby the independent disciplinary commission dodges the nuclear option of banishing Southampton from the play-offs but still applies a sporting sanction.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
A further risk for Ms. Spanberger is that her dodges contribute to a wider perception that she lacks candor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2025
In the clip, Mace repeatedly dodges a question about upcoming town halls and asks when the man she's speaking to will stop "harassing" her.
From Salon ● Apr. 20, 2025
Another way Silver dodges graphic content is by staying off social media.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2024
He laughs as he dodges away from me, and then he pulls out an offering—the Bookmarks napkins, the half-burned candle, a matchbook, and a lopsided macrame bookmark.
From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
“I think that we really dodged the bullet,” Roberts said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
These experiences came to mind while hearing Danny take on a yet-to-be-previously attempted vampire voice as he dodged dirty looks and jettisoned drinkware.
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2026
After staving off a weekend collapse, McIlroy had dodged Scheffler, himself a two-time champion, and became only the fourth player to win back-to-back Masters titles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
SpaceX had narrowly dodged bankruptcy in late 2008 after the first successful flight of its Falcon 1 rocket.
From MarketWatch ● May 7, 2026
He dodged around the squirrel, who was rolling the barrel along.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
Evercore analysts said the move will also allow SpaceX to put data centers into orbit, potentially dodging the growing backlash in the U.S. against artificial-intelligence cloud operators.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
"I think something needs to be done to clean the rivers up in Wales, people have been dodging the bullet."
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
She enters the mosh pit fearlessly, dodging flailing arms to two-step — a synchronized dance move that requires punching and running in place — unleashing her energy in the punk sanctum.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
Chau broke the government "tribal reserve" exclusion limit stretching five kilometres out to sea, dodging coastguards and marine police.
From Barron's ● May 18, 2026
He reverted to all fours and bounded across the room, dodging the flames, yipping as a hungry blaze singed his beautiful snow-sky tail.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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