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evade

[ih-vayd] / ɪˈveɪd /


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Traffickers have shifted from major gateways like Le Havre in Normandy to smaller ports to evade controls, while airliners bring additional supplies smuggled from French Guiana and French islands in the Caribbean.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

The evidence suggests it allowed Abramovich's company to evade millions in tax.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Dolly Parton’s estate has claimed that the late country music icon’s nephew, Bryan Seaver, went to extraordinary lengths to evade being served with a summons—including allegedly draping barbed wire around the entrance to his property.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

Mullin said that Bergal had an extensive criminal history and was trying to evade arrest.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

I’d had a dream, nothing scary really, in which Charles and I were on a train, trying to evade a mysterious third passenger.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

She evades that reality in “107 Days,” in which she dismisses antiwar protesters at her rallies as mere “hecklers.”

From Salon ● May 5, 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

Roman Abramovich's lawyers said he denies that he evaded tax or concealed his fortune.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Gehlen, who was sponsored by the Americans, volunteered a trove of intelligence on the Soviet Union amassed under the Nazis and went on to recruit members of the SS and the Gestapo who evaded denazification.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

People walking on the boardwalk narrowly evaded getting hit, with one woman jumping over the railing just in time before the car sped by.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 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

Navy and Gulf oil producers have become better at fending off or evading Iranian attacks, allowing more tankers to cross the strait.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

These mutations are adept at evading targeted treatments and were long considered “undruggable.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

The man was arrested on suspicion of felony evading, according to the LAPD.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

It can also be deeply damaging when it becomes a means of evading the truth.

From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026

“Uncle Freddy can’t see much,” Alexander said, and the children giggled, as if from long experience evading the blurry-eyed master of Ashton Place.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood


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