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“I just want to make it very clear that I’m not here to skirt the law or make excuses,” he said, as one of his family members cried in the gallery.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

Oman sits across the Strait of Hormuz from Iran, and ships seeking to skirt Tehran's restrictions have recently been taking a route that hugs the Omani coast.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

She first took off the hood to reveal her hair and headband, then removed the gown to play in a black tank top and metallic tennis skirt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

Sanon, who is seen in a cropped top, skirt and a cape, addressed her critics on Tuesday night saying "culture and traditions are in a woman's heart, not in her neckline!"

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

And Patch was still thin, still white, his skirt big enough for two boys his size.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

But there was certainly a concerted effort to attract the eye of younger shoppers with a fashion-forward approach to Christmas party staples like sequinned dresses, tasselled skirts and see-through lace tops.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

As early as 1815, the flooded young pueblo had to hoist its skirts and move up to higher ground.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

Such restraint today seems as quaint as poodle skirts and “I Love Lucy.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026

At a recent Hawaiian-themed wedding in Sausalito, Calif., most guests arrived in Hawaiian shirts and hula skirts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Leafie and I grabbed our skirts and ran to his side.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

The issue was previously skirted by pointing out they were in California.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

Hawaii has been hit by flash floods and mudslides that have swept away homes after category one Hurricane Lala skirted Big Island over the weekend, leaving one person dead.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

Hawaii was menaced by Hurricane Fausto last month, before the storm weakened and skirted north of the island chain.

From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026

We skirted Penny Island, where native Pomo people lived and farmed for generations before immigrants from Europe arrived.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

It skirted the issue of who should profit from the human body, saying simply that the issue “raises a number of concerns,” and should be investigated further.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

The vehicles drove right over his fields at speed, tearing up the crops and skirting the fence by the family's garden.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

If nocturnes are the center of Ms. Tomes’s book, night music, broadly conceived, is the topic skirting the edges.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026

The fleet is made up of ageing tankers that carry Russia's oil and gas around the world, skirting Western restrictions.

From Barron's ● Mar. 15, 2026

It lays out what’s required to get generous tax breaks on sales, and it also shows just how deep the IRS can dig if it suspects taxpayers are skirting the law.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026

The simplicity of the remark unhinged his brother who went by a wall and found something of interest in the skirting board which he worried with the tip of his shoe.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan