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sidestep

[sahyd-step] / ˈsaɪdˌstɛp /


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However, low-volatility names managed to sidestep this latest move lower.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026

It seemed like a perfect way to sidestep a crash in crypto and pivot to the hottest thing on Wall Street.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

That’s especially true for Saudi Arabia, which turned to its East-West pipeline and exports through the Red Sea to sidestep the trouble in Hormuz.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

When asked if she would run for president in the 2028 elections after being shown polling reflecting her popularity as a potential candidate, Ocasio-Cortez chuckled and tried to sidestep a direct answer.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

The toads pranced and twirled and shimmied to the finish line where, with one final croak and sidestep, Bob passed the red ribbon, victorious.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

But the film sidesteps the fact that Liam spent the mourning period criticising his brother for his failure to appear at charity shows supporting the survivors.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

Over time her work became more personal, leaning in to Afrocentric mysticism and her distinctive voice, which sidesteps gospel projection in favor of intimate and playful phrasing that recalls Billie Holiday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

When a leader consistently sidesteps tension and doesn’t model what it looks like to receive a hard truth, the team reads the signal: Disagreement is not safe here.

From MarketWatch ● May 27, 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

She sidesteps her desk, skimming the surface with her finger.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth

Asked whether he stood with backlash, Hilton sidestepped, emphasizing how much he himself loves Los Angeles and intends to "revive" it.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

Bass also sidestepped questions from The Times at the September event about whether she’d welcome Caruso’s endorsement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

For months, investors remained so fixated on earnings that AI stocks mostly sidestepped the pain felt by shares of small-capitalization companies and other more interest-rate-sensitive names.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 18, 2026

Zuffa Boxing chief Dana White largely sidestepped that question afterwards.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

He sidestepped it and continued into the courtyard.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

But many individuals, couples and families will be sidestepping that dining-room exercise and instead heading to the hills, forests, deserts and beaches.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026

The model sought access to a health statistics portal in June, sidestepping restrictions to breach a section hosting private files.

From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026

Armed with flashlights, dozens of community members stepped into the darkened Westlake Theatre, sidestepping puddles and broken glass as they imagined what the century-old movie palace could become.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

But Terry Smith, sometimes called “the English Warren Buffett,” shocked his remaining fans this month by sidestepping that mantra.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

He heard Newt yell, but he ignored him and ran down the hall, sidestepping and jumping over hundreds of splintered pieces of wood.

From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner


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