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evade

[ih-vayd] / ɪˈveɪd /


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These artificial organisms could behave in unpredictable ways when interacting with Earth's ecosystems and might evade certain natural defenses that protect people, animals, and plants.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

Acton has not seen her mother since the Arthurs fled Ohio in an effort to evade justice nearly five decades ago.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

Police in Cyprus have opened an investigation into the financial affairs of Roman Abramovich, following revelations by BBC Panorama that accountancy firm Deloitte helped in falsifying documents to hide his wealth and evade tax.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

According to the statement, Salceda used multiple identities to evade detection.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

A fugitive didn't evade capture for four years by making stupid mistakes like that.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat

She evades that reality in “107 Days,” in which she dismisses antiwar protesters at her rallies as mere “hecklers.”

From Salon ● May 5, 2026

But how does one set out to write a biography about the creation of an author who not only can’t be reached, but actively evades the spotlight?

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 25, 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

When we try measuring one way, our substance evades it and seems to prefer another, but when we try a different way, we have no more success.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman

Gehlen, who was sponsored by the Americans, volunteered a trove of intelligence on the Soviet Union amassed under the Nazis and went on to recruit members of the SS and the Gestapo who evaded denazification.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Steve Yoo, one of the country's biggest pop stars in the 1990s and early 2000s, was embroiled in a national scandal after he was found to have evaded military service in 2002.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

It has also prompted public outrage as to how a fugitive father, who had three children with him, could have evaded authorities for so long.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

People walking on the boardwalk narrowly evaded getting hit, with one woman jumping over the railing just in time before the car sped by.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

I assumed she was there to talk to me about him and I evaded her, brushing her away with a neutral smile.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

He compared the plight of ultra-Orthodox men evading the military draft to the persecution of Jews during the Holocaust.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Navy and Gulf oil producers have become better at fending off or evading Iranian attacks, allowing more tankers to cross the strait.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

This time, Yoane Wissa went on a brilliant run through the centre - evading an array of Liverpool players - and played the ball to Joe Willock, who finished in style.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

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

"I suppose I've been evading the issue again—as always. Look," he burst out impulsively.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison


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