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evade

[ih-veyd] / ɪˈveɪd /


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Iran has long said the Kheibar Shekan can maneuver in the final stage of its flight to evade air defenses, he added.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

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

The pair try to evade the bison by running through a thicket of trees, but the animal eventually caught Isom-McDaniel.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

I could not evade it; I was and always would be a lesser man.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

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

From Salon May 5, 2026

Co-created and performed by Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson, “Mexodus” tells the fictional story of Henry, who evades his capture by fleeing Texas across the Rio Grande.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 16, 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

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

"Bradford has evaded inquiries for many, many years and it's time that the full truth about what happened comes out," she said.

From BBC Jun. 24, 2026

Amazon researchers showed some safeguards on Fable could be evaded, alarming White House officials.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 14, 2026

The frenzy over Anthropic’s Fable started late last week, when researchers at Amazon showed some safeguards on Fable could be evaded, alarming White House officials, The Wall Street Journal previously reported.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 14, 2026

“Why didn’t you ask Granny that?” my mother evaded me again in a taunting voice.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

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

From Salon Jul. 13, 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

To stop ships from evading sanctions, the U.S. is going to have to target their financial infrastructure.

From The Wall Street Journal May 28, 2026

We agreed not to reveal some of the details of their methods, to prevent criminals evading capture.

From BBC May 19, 2026

But the way she was evading the question told him it should.

From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau




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