dodge
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The drama has come as a surprise to some who know Walter, who has earned respect for his financial acumen and, despite his purchases of high-profile sports teams, has tended to dodge publicity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
He's not the first prime minister to pledge a new style of politics only to find it hard to dodge the adversarial nature of PMQs.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
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
With a two-step dodge, I rushed his left side, and made an offensive play out the door.
From "Monday's Not Coming" by Tiffany D. Jackson
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Interviews with more than a dozen former aides and lawmakers, along with internal records, show an increasingly dysfunctional operation as Fetterman churns through staff and dodges constituents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
The movie sees that trap coming and dodges it by the skin of its teeth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 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
He dodges, and the cake falls to the ground.
From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon
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Hilton, who as you say, Gustavo, is full of British bluster, is at least pushing answers out of Becerra, who has in fact dodged press for weeks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
He noted that unemployment remains low, argued that the economy remains strong, and dodged questions about whether he plans to speak with Trump.
From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2026
Meta dodged the “worst-case whispers” of much steeper financial penalties and algorithm changes, he added.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
Woods ran the Via Alpina through storms, heat of up to 37C and dodged floods and wildfires across eight countries.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
She dodged the question by saying, “You’re my family, you can call me whatever you like,” hoping that was true.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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Car radios were still uncommon, but one afternoon, the airborne commander spent 20 minutes chewing out a Sunday driver he saw weaving and dodging through a traffic jam in Queens.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
"Flappy Bill", a clone of the 2013 viral hit Flappy Bird sees players fly a bald eagle and dodging monuments from the National Mall.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
In the 20-minute gameplay sequence, Lara Croft -- still in her famous blue top and brown shorts -- explores an abandoned tomb in Greece, battling panthers and dodging giant swords falling from the ceiling.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
As the U.S. stock market heads into September, the S&P 500 stands a technical chance of dodging a big loss in what is historically a turbulent month.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
He tore through the thick forest, dodging trees and stumbling over rocks.
From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis
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