evade
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He is accused of heading a company that routinely mislabeled shipments to evade taxes on fuel imported from Texas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
The captain said the drone appeared to be "small" because it managed to evade detection by "our air defence systems, and the port authority's own surveillance cameras didn't catch anything."
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
The agency lifted its restrictions after the company said it had addressed workarounds that let users evade safeguards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Both pathogens can develop resistance and become "superbugs" that evade frontline drugs such as vancomycin.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026
He went from attempting to evade them to wishing desperately that they’d find him.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
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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
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
“Rats have no thumbs and therefore cannot do many things that we can. They cannot make tools or weapons. They are masters of destruction, but creation evades them,” said Vikus.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
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He’d evaded immigration agents at least three times before he was detained in late June.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 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
"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
Cayetano said he gave Dela Rosa a ride to the Senate on Monday, where the former police chief narrowly evaded arrest by government agents who chased him up the stairs.
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
I hurried from the girls’ locker room, pleased to find that I had successfully evaded my retriever friend for the moment.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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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
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
Officials said the drone had flown slow and low to the ground, evading U.S. air defenses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
Klette was arrested in her Berlin apartment in February 2024 after evading authorities for more than 30 years.
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
He had stopped evading things, sliding through, over, and around difficulties.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
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