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evade

[ih-veyd] / ɪˈveɪd /


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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

“Information about any potential attempt to evade the controls on donations is for the police to consider,” the U.K. election watchdog said.

From The Wall Street Journal 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

Shell companies are dangerous because they are used both by criminal organizations to evade sanctions and launder money and by the rich to avoid taxes.

From MarketWatch Aug. 27, 2026

The Civil War, for example, was a direct consequence of the decision to evade and delay the slavery question during the most vulnerable early years of the republic.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

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

"I could never understand how this simple truth evades the leaders of France, Britain, Canada and others."

From BBC May 22, 2025

“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

He’d evaded immigration agents at least three times before he was detained in late June.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 26, 2026

Friends and family have largely evaded questions - among them Kelce's sister-in-law.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

Even the perennial budget champion, however, hasn't evaded a "wave of price hikes", Yoshihiro Noro, former head of the Japan Natto Cooperative Society Federation, told AFP.

From Barron's Jun. 22, 2026

Nineteenth-century wildcat notes circulated in an era when collateral requirements, where they existed at all, were routinely evaded and unenforceable.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 2, 2026

Richard evaded her eyes, not sure what his expression should be.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

After evading West Midlands Police for more than two years, he was flown into Gatwick Airport last month and was then transported to a custody block in the West Midlands.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

First, Jefferson ran from one sideline to the other in the backfield, evading would-be defenders.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

Almásy shelters Katharine in a cave and goes off to get help, eventually evading arrest and stealing an airplane to rescue her.

From Salon Jul. 28, 2026

The Justice Department this year dropped its long-running prosecution of Turkish state-owned lender Halkbank for allegedly evading U.S. sanctions on Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

On the other hand, Geodon, Risperdal, Seroquel, and all the other heavyweight antipsychotics have a much longer half-life, evading the liver for quite a while.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman




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