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The two US troops ejected from the damaged plane, were separated, and had to evade Iranian forces while they awaited rescue from US special forces.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

But that’s the thing about academic research: When you go looking for specific details, they tend to evade you — something that’s easy to forget for those of us who have stopped writing thesis papers.

From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026

The suspect, identified by CHP as Luis Gutierrez, was charged with stealing a vehicle and attempting to evade the police.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

Cancer cells can sometimes evade the immune system by surrounding themselves with a dense layer of sugar-derived molecules.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026

He had no intention of paying his debts and was confident he could evade prosecution through guile and charm.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

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

“Not everything’s about you,” Alyssa says, but the way she evades Jacqui’s glare tells me that this time it is.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

Roughly 1,200 agents worked in what they called a “collective,” deliberately evaded detection, created their own message board, and exchanged 70,000 communications.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

Mladic was dismissed from his post after being indicted in 1995, but he evaded capture for another 16 years.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 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

They wanted to talk about what had happened with Asclepius, but Leo evaded them.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

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

The onboard footage shows the unmanned vessel evading fire as it approaches the tanker, before the video cuts out as it approaches the ship's hull.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

Treasury, said he fears that because regimes are successfully evading sanctions, people will increasingly view them as impotent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026

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

From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau