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dodge

[doj] / dɒdʒ /




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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

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

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

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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