evade
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The bank, Zhejiang Chouzhou Commercial Bank, was flagged internally by U.S. officials during both the Biden and Trump administrations for facilitating transactions that appeared designed to evade sanctions, former officials said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
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
Police in Cyprus have opened an investigation into the financial affairs of Roman Abramovich, following revelations by BBC Panorama that accountancy firm Deloitte helped in falsifying documents to hide his wealth and evade tax.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
I’m giving her a chance to evade her destiny.
From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King
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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
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
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
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Roman Abramovich's lawyers said he denies that he evaded tax or concealed his fortune.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
Mladic was dismissed from his post after being indicted in 1995, but he evaded capture for another 16 years.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
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
They wanted to talk about what had happened with Asclepius, but Leo evaded them.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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Relatively inexpensive to make, they are evading Ukrainian air defenses and hunting down their targets more quickly than their propeller-powered predecessors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 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
This time, Yoane Wissa went on a brilliant run through the centre - evading an array of Liverpool players - and played the ball to Joe Willock, who finished in style.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
First, Jefferson ran from one sideline to the other in the backfield, evading would-be defenders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 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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