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evade

[ih-vayd] / ɪˈveɪd /


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These artificial organisms could behave in unpredictable ways when interacting with Earth's ecosystems and might evade certain natural defenses that protect people, animals, and plants.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

Acton has not seen her mother since the Arthurs fled Ohio in an effort to evade justice nearly five decades ago.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

In the past, he said his drones could maneuver to evade Russian air defenses, for instance, by going into a steep dive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

She stands accused of helping a prominent businessman, former government official, and personal friend of Rama, Ergys Agasi, evade justice.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

It has the power of invisibility, making it difficult to evade or catch, and is very dangerous.

From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling

Whenever I try to ask him about specific attacks that took place in civilian areas, he evades the question.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

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

“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

Capra evaded the blacklist, but his bitterness remained.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Roman Abramovich's lawyers said he denies that he evaded tax or concealed his fortune.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Gehlen, who was sponsored by the Americans, volunteered a trove of intelligence on the Soviet Union amassed under the Nazis and went on to recruit members of the SS and the Gestapo who evaded denazification.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

People walking on the boardwalk narrowly evaded getting hit, with one woman jumping over the railing just in time before the car sped by.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

The rat evaded the question and made a great show of rubbing his injured leg.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

Lawyers for Abramovich have said that he denies evading tax or concealing his fortune.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Navy and Gulf oil producers have become better at fending off or evading Iranian attacks, allowing more tankers to cross the strait.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

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

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

In Virginia, you could smuggle yourself into Delaware or up the Chesapeake on a barge, evading patrollers and bounty hunters by your wits and the invisible hand of Providence.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead


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