sidestep

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

One workaround is for data-center operators to sidestep the grid by building their own power plants on or near their massive gigawatt-scale campuses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

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

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

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

The crocodile head snaps at the Obayifo, but the vampiric spirit sidesteps.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

As Robyn explains in Slate, the majority sidestepped the question weighing the actual legality of the ballroom’s construction, focusing instead on a technical question of standing.

From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2026

She also sidestepped questions about whether she regretted any of her decisions during the uprising.

From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026

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

It avoided the clumps of nettles, and sidestepped known ditches and anthills.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

One major topic detailed in the filing was executives’ thoughts on sidestepping the paywalls many publishers have in place.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

It's a strategy that focuses on how apps are designed, not what is posted on them, essentially sidestepping the broad immunity internet sites enjoy in the US regarding content created by their users.

From Barron's ● Aug. 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

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

Now I saw Miig, sidestepping between the first and second rows, his feet silent in their patched-up shoes.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline