eschew
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Starting with his 2019 breakthrough “Bait,” he fashions handmade movies that eschew modern filmmaking techniques.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
Beijing is often thought to eschew rash decision-making and prioritise patience and gradual gains to secure long-term outcomes.
From BBC ● May 18, 2026
Like other Chinese chatbots, DeepSeek's AI tools eschew topics usually censored in the world's second-largest economy, such as the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown.
From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026
In their day, Dylan and The Beatles challenged each other not only to eschew taking their own inherent greatness for granted, but to accept the risks that being a true artist demands.
From Salon ● Apr. 17, 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
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Released by independent Angel Studios, known as a faith-based operation that eschews traditional Hollywood approaches, the film features stars Ben Kingsley, Andy Serkis and Mary-Louise Parker and showcases William Franklyn-Mille as Washington.
From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 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
The design eschews signaling traditional utility in favor of a jocund modernism—call it orbital chic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026
The word “birthday” is still “birfday” with her, and “water” is still “wagger,” but she now religiously eschews all such reiterative diminutives as “roundy-poundy” and “Poppsy-Woppsy” and “beddy-bed.”
From The Prairie Child by Ward. E. F. (Edmund Franklin)
Vermeer eschewed easy narrative deduction, Mr. Graham-Dixon writes, by substituting the map with a blank wall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
SpaceX has eschewed the traditional IPO range, opting for a fixed $135 price, and it has allocated more stock than usual to Musk’s army of retail investors.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
“Plan 75” eschewed dystopian-thriller conventions to ponder how Japan might one day treat its senior citizens, viewing them as little more than a drain on resources.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
Proponents of the tax have also eschewed arguments that it would cause billionaire flight from the state.
From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 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
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Musk offered investors a “take-it-or-leave-it” price of $135 a share, eschewing the usual approach of providing a price range and refining it based on investor feedback.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
They are seeking “cheap thrills,” the survey found, and eschewing more expensive purchases.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 28, 2026
Many were on what he calls the "poppier" side, eschewing the foot-stomping, banjo-forward sound of Stick Season.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2026
Sydney-based Advanced Navigation seeks to avoid attacks by eschewing GPS entirely.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
Not completely eschewing the values he was taught at 26 Markt.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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