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sidestep

[sahyd-step] / ˈsaɪdˌstɛp /


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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

Even if disrupted flows through both straits fall another 4 million barrels a day from current levels, the market can sidestep an acute shortage as long as “demand stays close to today’s depressed levels.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 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

Warsh, he argued, had used objections to the former to quietly sidestep the latter.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 18, 2026

Stella did a quick, dancing sidestep, looking down to check her bare toes.

From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper

And since it never quotes the book directly, it sidesteps a lot of copyright headaches.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

The Medicare GLP-1 Bridge program sidesteps those restrictions, allowing people with Part D coverage, if they qualify, to pay $50 a month for one of the selected drugs.

From MarketWatch Jun. 25, 2026

But thanks to Reid’s indefatigable charisma, this vampire sidesteps the resentment millions hold for real-life bloodsuckers by inviting us behind the velvet curtain.

From Salon Jun. 13, 2026

The arrangement sidesteps efforts to tie State Farm’s rates to its handling of disaster claims.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 7, 2026

I pull in my elbow as Coach sidesteps past me.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

By offering trading in perpetual futures instead of tokenized stocks, Trade.xyz has sidestepped this risk.

From MarketWatch May 20, 2026

But Warsh during the hearing sidestepped the sharpest questions about independence.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 22, 2026

Leavitt, however, sidestepped questions about who currently has control over the oil route.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 8, 2026

There was a lot of laughter and comments like “Somebody’s in trouble” from the press, and Peeta dropped my hand and sidestepped away from me.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

Judges around the country, however, are letting many cases go to trial on a theory that says their products are designed intentionally to addict people, sidestepping arguments that rely on claims of harmful content.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

I managed to hold it like that, balanced on the throttle, slithering and sidestepping, until I had to join the main straight.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

Cerebras’ unusually large artificial-intelligence chips excel at running models at speed, while also sidestepping some of the networking and packaging required for connecting thousands of high-end processors from Nvidia or other chip makers.

From Barron's Jun. 8, 2026

This potentially traumatic subplot is the closest “Renoir” gets to traditional suspense, but even here Hayakawa adopts a muted approach, sidestepping shock value for bittersweet commentary about young people’s confusion around love.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2026

Walking with his head down and sidestepping the crowds.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon




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