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evade

[ih-veyd] / ɪˈveɪd /


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Both pathogens can develop resistance and become "superbugs" that evade frontline drugs such as vancomycin.

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

“Ronald Fischer will now return to Rhode Island to face the consequences he sought to evade for more than 20 years.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

DHS said the immigrant, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, was in the country illegally and attempted to evade arrest after ICE moved to detain him at a traffic stop Tuesday morning.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

"I would urge anybody who is assisting him, harbouring him, or helping him evade justice to consider the seriousness of this case and do the right thing," he said.

From BBC Jul. 5, 2026

She’d call me minx and try to hem me in with more specific instructions, which I would find new ways to evade.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine

In lab studies, the Cicada subvariant efficiently evades immunity from a prior vaccination or infection, according to a report published by the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 20, 2026

“It seems sometimes progress evades us,” Walker says.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 25, 2025

Less smug but still rather inscrutable, he sips on tea and evades answering Arisu’s question directly, instead turning the tables.

From Salon Sep. 26, 2025

This "dark matter" is a mysterious entity that evades all forms of direct observation yet makes its presence felt through its invisible pull on visible objects.

From Science Daily Jun. 6, 2024

“Rats have no thumbs and therefore cannot do many things that we can. They cannot make tools or weapons. They are masters of destruction, but creation evades them,” said Vikus.

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins

He’d evaded immigration agents at least three times before he was detained in late June.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 26, 2026

The driver successfully and momentarily evaded officers, who found his abandoned motorcycle, valued at $5,000, in a nearby alley, according to Buttitta.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

Friends and family have largely evaded questions - among them Kelce's sister-in-law.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

Nineteenth-century wildcat notes circulated in an era when collateral requirements, where they existed at all, were routinely evaded and unenforceable.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 2, 2026

Robert and Josiah evaded her; they were deaf to those undertones.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko

Incidents of such loss of control continue to be catnip for AI ethicists, who contend that companies are evading moral responsibilities and accountability by describing it as their AI making its own choices.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

It can also be deeply damaging when it becomes a means of evading the truth.

From Salon Jul. 13, 2026

Another "extremely intelligent" bear filmed chasing people in Fukushima is still evading officials, as Japan deals with a rise in bear encounters.

From BBC Jun. 9, 2026

An "extremely intelligent" bear that injured four people in northern Japan remains at large as of Friday, after apparently unlatching a window while evading capture and turning on a water tap, officials said.

From Barron's Jun. 5, 2026

The tube remained in Phil Resch’s possession; Resch circled back within the cramped elevator, evading him, his attention on Luba Luft only.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick




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