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evade

[ih-veyd] / ɪˈveɪd /


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A new White House report says more than 40 countries enable Chinese exporters to evade U.S. tariffs through illegal transshipment.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

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

Both pathogens can develop resistance and become "superbugs" that evade frontline drugs such as vancomycin.

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

I could not evade my own certainty that the answer was right.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

She evades that reality in “107 Days,” in which she dismisses antiwar protesters at her rallies as mere “hecklers.”

From Salon May 5, 2026

But how does one set out to write a biography about the creation of an author who not only can’t be reached, but actively evades the spotlight?

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 2, 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

“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

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

I assumed she was there to talk to me about him and I evaded her, brushing her away with a neutral smile.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

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

Another "extremely intelligent" bear filmed chasing people in Fukushima is still evading officials, as Japan deals with a rise in bear encounters.

From BBC Jun. 9, 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

He had stopped evading things, sliding through, over, and around difficulties.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison




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