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evade

[ih-veyd] / ɪˈveɪd /


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"I would urge anybody who is assisting him, harbouring him, or helping him evade justice to consider the seriousness of this case and do the right thing," he said.

From BBC Jul. 5, 2026

Anthropic must address workarounds used by Amazon researchers to evade safeguards for its Fable AI model, which is capable of cyberattacks.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

The real issue would be whether the hospital could evade its statutory duties simply by preventing the very event that triggered them.

From Slate Jun. 26, 2026

Investors are shifting to mutual funds to evade the 100-share rule.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

And her strategy has been to evade, not attack.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

Chip falls in with a troupe of street performers, evades the police, juggles along the Seine and eventually wanders into a smoky bar, where Penelope is strumming her guitar.

From Salon Jun. 30, 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

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 14, 2026

How about the solo effort against Manchester City at Anfield, when he evaded a sea of blue shirts for one of the great Premier League goals?

From BBC May 23, 2026

But Lissa evaded me and reached for the knob.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn

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

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

Klette was arrested in her Berlin apartment in February 2024 after evading authorities for more than 30 years.

From Barron's May 27, 2026

“I am happy Reb Saunders knows now about his son’s reading,” he said quietly, evading my question.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok




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