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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

Although the evaluators cited reasons to sidestep the Locke data, they never said it was wrong.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

I sidestep a group of loud-talking women outside the Luxe Beauty Parlor, and a tired old man with round shoulders.

From "Finding Langston" by Lesa Cline-Ransome

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

From Barron's Jul. 27, 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

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

Antoine Fuqua’s musical drama depicts the early life and stardom of Michael Jackson, brilliantly played his nephew Jaafar, in a film that sidesteps controversy in favor of pure entertainment.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 23, 2026

He sidesteps again, then a third time—on the fourth strike, Hideo lunges.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

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

The Kremlin has sidestepped questions about the documentary in the wake of the Oscar win.

From BBC Mar. 26, 2026

Longboard’s clients have also sidestepped the recent software slump — Wilcox says they’ve been underweight the sector since 2022.

From MarketWatch Mar. 4, 2026

We just sidestepped one argument so we could dive into an even bigger one.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed

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

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 is an industrial area, and there’s plenty of stuff around to catch fire,” he said, sidestepping a dribble of oily water.

From Los Angeles Times May 24, 2026

The book ends with Fagan questioning the appeal of hunting across the millennia and sidestepping an answer.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 30, 2026

I could not stop watching them while she spun, sidestepping knotholes.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston




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