eschew
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's decision to eschew suits for military-style clothing is driven by his desire to show solidarity for soldiers fighting the Russians.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
When Newsom was elected governor, she announced she would eschew the traditional title of “first lady.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
In their day, Dylan and The Beatles challenged each other not only to eschew taking their own inherent greatness for granted, but to accept the risks that being a true artist demands.
From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2026
One of the latest entrants is Slate Auto, a startup that plans to offer a compact electric truck that eschew tech extras as much as possible—even lacking a stereo and power windows—for about $25,000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
I was uninjured, and since pride is a Deadly Sin which I feel I generally eschew, absolutely nothing was hurt.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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It also makes Revolut the latest private company to catapult above $100 billion in value even as it eschews the public markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Farrell eschews owning data centers, preferring AI-adjacent exposure through power generation, reasoning that markets underappreciate data centers’ high risk for technology obsolescence.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
Richards, a certified financial planner by day whose “Sketch Guy” column ran in the New York Times for 10 years, now even eschews numbers in his drawings.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 16, 2026
At the forefront is “Pillion,” a provocatively daring film that eschews shock value for real emotion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026
It eschews unwieldy compounds, and makes no attempt to acquire an archaic flavor.
From The Translations of Beowulf A Critical Bibliography by Chauncey Brewster Tinker
This is even more the case under Warsh, who has eschewed forward guidance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
When Phoebe Novack and Brian Aggrey married in 2023, they eschewed a traditional registry for household luxuries or a modern honeymoon fund.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
It largely eschewed hiring lawyers from rival firms and was once known for setting the standard for first-year associate salaries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
SpaceX has eschewed the traditional IPO range, opting for a fixed $135 price, and it has allocated more stock than usual to Musk’s army of retail investors.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
As a result, Inka roads eschewed valley bottoms and used long stone stairways to climb up steep hills directly—brutal on horses’ hooves, as the conquistadors often complained.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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Anthropic has decided to keep its Claude chatbot ad-free, eschewing what has become a cash cow for OpenAI and other Big Tech companies.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
Droll and thoughtful, “Wonder Man” is Marvel’s most grounded offering yet, largely eschewing spectacle to focus on the insecurities of a guy who fears he’ll never get his big break.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
Musk offered investors a “take-it-or-leave-it” price of $135 a share, eschewing the usual approach of providing a price range and refining it based on investor feedback.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
“I sat in a small office, eschewing the grand corner-office privilege of previous Chairmen.”
From Barron's ● May 28, 2026
Henceforth, if one aspired to be considered a member of the Himalayan elite, eschewing bottled oxygen was mandatory.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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