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eschew

[es-choo] / ɛsˈtʃu /


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And Yelich was the rare player who was willing to eschew a chance at free agency and stake his legacy on Milwaukee.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

From Ossoff, he learned how to braid in being an intellectual and polished orator, how debate-club tactics can work as long as you eschew the tie and show an inch of clavicle.

From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2026

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

That decision to eschew the approach led to the departure of Michael Edwards last month - the former Liverpool sporting director had been rehired by FSG in order to lead the multi-club project.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 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

Laura Miller makes the case that Edgar Allan Poe—whose work deliberately eschews many of the essential themes of American literature—is actually the most influential American writer of them all.

From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2026

“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

In an industry of big personalities, the scion of a Korean shipping family eschews the media and keeps a low profile.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 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

Capital eschews no profit, or very small profit, just as Nature was formerly said to abhor a vacuum.

From Woman under socialism by Daniel De Leon

His Starfleet captain eschewed Captain Kirk’s swagger, though that didn’t mean he was all business.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

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

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

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

Dubbed the nation’s most eligible bachelor, Vanderbilt eschewed the debauchery that would have tempted other men fresh out of their teens and into a bottomless bank account.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

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

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

Warsh’s approach of eschewing any form of forward guidance makes it extremely difficult for the markets to form a coherent analysis of Fed policy, said Eckhard Schulte, chairman of the board at MainSky Asset Management.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

He clapped in between each word, eschewing the microphone, shouting as loud as he could.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro


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