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evade

[ih-veyd] / ɪˈveɪd /


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

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

“Ronald Fischer will now return to Rhode Island to face the consequences he sought to evade for more than 20 years.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

Kelly Newman, of the Crown Prosecution Service, said after the sentencing: "Those who seek to help murderers evade justice should be in no doubt that they too will be held accountable for their actions."

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

Soon after disembarking at Hong Kong's train station, Chinese private investor Feng was opening a stock trading account at a nearby brokerage, hoping to evade tighter restrictions on capital leaving the country.

From Barron's Jul. 3, 2026

“This different perspective you claim to have. It’s interesting. And how did you manage to evade departure to America?”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

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

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

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 26, 2026

Older residents and long-serving zoo staff remember another capybara that evaded capture for more than two months along the same stretch of river.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 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

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

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

He swung the skimmer again, and the nimble fairy evaded capture a second time, soaring well out of range.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

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

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

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

In evading and warding off wage increases, employers are of course behaving in an economically rational fashion; their business isn’t to make their employees more comfortable and secure but to maximize the bottom line.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich




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