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dodge

[doj] / dɒdʒ /




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Plus, once-hot software companies race to reinvent themselves as AI closes in, and NYC’s pied-à-terre owners hunt for creative ways to dodge the new tax.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

After attempting to dodge the question several times, he said “no.”

From Salon Aug. 7, 2026

Domestic workers, labourers and other pedestrians routinely dodge speeding traffic, and many are killed trying to cross.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

Former candidate Tom Steyer of San Francisco answered with a dodge or a dose of realism, depending on your view.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 23, 2026

He knew that Kehaar could not be everywhere and that the bushes and undergrowth provided enough cover, at a pinch, to dodge him.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

He artfully dodges, however, two of the most important issues: energy and immigration.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 19, 2026

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

Anyone who dodges paying tax faces a higher interest rate when paying it back.

From BBC Oct. 30, 2024

Upon entering a cavernous room, its barely lit cobblestones reflecting a sickly green, you are charged by a towering beast that can be overcome only through a punishing sequence of precise dodges and parrying.

From New York Times Apr. 24, 2024

It whips out a tongue and my grandfather dodges it.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs

“I think that we really dodged the bullet,” Roberts said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

"Jenitar has taken everything in her stride from day one... she has somehow dodged every complication and risk for both herself and her babies," Bendall said.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

"We dodged a bullet. It was very bad, but it could have been substantially worse. It was quite unsafe for everybody to be outside."

From Barron's Jul. 6, 2026

Asked whether the FDA is considering possible downstream effects such as coercion and abuse alongside medical data in its safety review of mifepristone, press secretary Emily Hilliard dodged the question.

From The Wall Street Journal May 4, 2026

We dodged across the street holding hands, avoiding cars, people, and stray dogs sunning themselves on the sidewalk.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago

Surveys suggest that many do find this modern phenomenon - known as loudcasting, sodcasting, or headphone dodging - similarly frustrating.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

He denied intentionally dodging taxes or breaking the law, testifying that he disliked handling tax and other financial matters, so he relied on office managers and accountants.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 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

Brazilians have been living with capybaras forever, dodging them on roads like rural American drivers dodge deer.

From Slate May 27, 2026

All the mist had come alive with these fleeting forms, dodging, flickering, fading on every side.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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