eschew

Example Sentences

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To be sure, reducing reliance on U.S. debt doesn’t mean one can eschew U.S. assets completely.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

But for investors, political fallout is not so easy to eschew.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 28, 2025

Critics have said voting recommendations from ISS and Glass Lewis often carry the day, forcing boards to follow pay and governance practices they might otherwise eschew.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025

But more pernicious are all the local design guidelines that eschew sophisticated sun-path analyses for simple street width–to–building height ratios, regardless of where the sun is.

From Slate • Jul. 23, 2025

It was never wise for a ruler to eschew the trappings of power, for power itself flows in no small measure from such trappings.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin