sidestep
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The device features a privacy recording light to notify wearers when it’s recording, but modifications available all over the internet allow users to sidestep it.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026
Even if disrupted flows through both straits fall another 4 million barrels a day from current levels, the market can sidestep an acute shortage as long as “demand stays close to today’s depressed levels.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
Much of the craze has centered around the models' ability to sidestep structural constraints, including strict historic-preservation rules in many European cities that restrict exterior-wall modifications such as drilling for external AC units.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
Although the evaluators cited reasons to sidestep the Locke data, they never said it was wrong.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
She tried to sidestep, as she’d told me to do, but the monster had learned his lesson.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
The Medicare GLP-1 Bridge program sidesteps those restrictions, allowing people with Part D coverage, if they qualify, to pay $50 a month for one of the selected drugs.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
But thanks to Reid’s indefatigable charisma, this vampire sidesteps the resentment millions hold for real-life bloodsuckers by inviting us behind the velvet curtain.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026
As long as the U.S. economy sidesteps recession, the card companies can see the sales and earnings growth come in.
From Barron's ● Mar. 19, 2026
The arrangement sidesteps efforts to tie State Farm’s rates to its handling of disaster claims.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2026
She sidesteps her desk, skimming the surface with her finger.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
Bonta and the other state attorneys sidestepped the political landscape in making their lawsuit arguments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
Shinjiro Koizumi sidestepped the dialogue participant's question while taking aim at China.
From BBC ● May 31, 2026
By offering trading in perpetual futures instead of tokenized stocks, Trade.xyz has sidestepped this risk.
From MarketWatch ● May 20, 2026
The winger had little room to move, but sidestepped the Drua's Taniela Rakuro before out-pacing the defence to touch down in the left corner.
From Barron's ● Feb. 21, 2026
Viola sidestepped and tossed her head, bellowing again.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
Stocktwits’ Howard Lindzon talks to MarketWatch about sidestepping a chip selloff, where he sees opportunity and the “degenerate economy.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Cybersecurity experts say there’s more at risk than just sidestepping company policy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
SpaceX would like to make it a much bigger business in the future via its plans for orbital data centers, sidestepping the limitations of land and power which are posing increasing obstacles for terrestrial facilities.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
“This is an industrial area, and there’s plenty of stuff around to catch fire,” he said, sidestepping a dribble of oily water.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026
She continued forward, sidestepping open trunks that held plumed garments from every period, curled wigs, and ostentatious hats.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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