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eschew

[es-choo] / ɛsˈtʃu /


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She explores why so many people eschew these products and discusses how to tell whether they make sense for you.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

While some Americans might eschew leafy greens altogether, others are swarming farmers markets to find locally grown options.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

They appear to eschew the excesses of footballers' lives, explaining a typical night in during an interview with Norwegian channel NRK.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

When Newsom was elected governor, she announced she would eschew the traditional title of “first lady.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026

I was uninjured, and since pride is a Deadly Sin which I feel I generally eschew, absolutely nothing was hurt.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

“NAZA” eschews probing for guilty feelings, though, because the point is to unearth a process of obliteration: how it works and what it looks like as implemented by the willing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Farrell eschews owning data centers, preferring AI-adjacent exposure through power generation, reasoning that markets underappreciate data centers’ high risk for technology obsolescence.

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

But the bigger lie is Shirley presenting himself as a “journalist,” when he eschews basic responsibility to the facts.

From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026

And she most definitely eschews any modern microloan payment methods like buy-now-pay-later.

From MarketWatch ● May 14, 2026

When writing to Atticus he eschews all ornamentation, uses short sentences, colloquial idioms, rare diminutives and continually quotes Greek.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various

Speaking about "my dot," Altman almost entirely eschewed referring to the tool as an agent, which has been in common use for years.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

When Phoebe Novack and Brian Aggrey married in 2023, they eschewed a traditional registry for household luxuries or a modern honeymoon fund.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026

It largely eschewed hiring lawyers from rival firms and was once known for setting the standard for first-year associate salaries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

While she is correct that the separatists who traveled on the Mayflower in 1620 eschewed the pejorative term Puritan, she errantly suggests that they called themselves Pilgrims.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

Langley liked to think of itself as a place that eschewed bureaucracy, where an idea from a cafeteria worker could get a fair hearing if it were compelling enough.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

They need to socialize a language of accountability that promotes rule of law, democracy, and due process while eschewing talk of retribution, retaliation, or political payback.

From Slate ● Oct. 21, 2026

Anthropic has decided to keep its Claude chatbot ad-free, eschewing what has become a cash cow for OpenAI and other Big Tech companies.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

Everyone indulged in prodigious scenery-chewing, eschewing any subtlety that Puccini built into this tear-jerking piece in favor of all-around bludgeoning.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Droll and thoughtful, “Wonder Man” is Marvel’s most grounded offering yet, largely eschewing spectacle to focus on the insecurities of a guy who fears he’ll never get his big break.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026

Henceforth, if one aspired to be considered a member of the Himalayan elite, eschewing bottled oxygen was mandatory.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer


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