dodge

It also eliminated an earlier loophole that allowed stonecutting manufacturers to dodge safety requirements by claiming that protective steps weren’t feasible.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 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

It is a place out of time, reached by a rocky road between arid hills and the sea where you have to dodge stray cows, goats and wild horses.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

On your way to the park, you had to dodge Bridge Barsamian, struggling with a big cardboard box, those tatty-looking cat ears she’s been wearing since September peeking over the top.

From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead

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

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

Politics often entails angles and illusion, dodges and diversions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2025

The Boo Hag dodges it and leaps onto a wall on all fours.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

Investors may have dodged the most significant bullet on June 5, when Standard & Poor’s opted not to change its index-listing rules for any of its market indices.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

It dodged capture despite efforts by hunters and responders equipped with traps and anaesthetic guns, and escaped late Wednesday.

From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026

Swift previously described how her record-breaking Eras Tour had narrowly "dodged a massacre situation".

From BBC ● May 28, 2026

It is a chastening experience for Vitol, whose partners pride themselves on having dodged many of the pitfalls that hurt rivals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026

He dodged and ducked behind Sarai, into whom Ruby caromed in a plash of sodden, icy silk.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

The Strictly stars were joined by five other pairs of celebrities as they spent two weeks dodging expert hunters.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 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

Crowds winded through greenways and walking trails, processing through thin paths in single-file lines and dodging annoyed runners and whizzing bikers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026

I stretched my neck to try to see around the back-to-school-shopping families and teenagers crowding the walkway, dodging shopping bags and ginormous purses.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence