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De León denounced Feldstein Soto’s decision, saying she had “shirked her duty as a criminal prosecutor” by declining to pursue charges.

The more campaign postcards I wrote, the more I started to wonder: Who were these people shirking their civic duty?

With an audience of predominantly women on the airwaves and in the studio, he cultivated an aggressive and flashy style – interrogating guests on a variety of subjects, never shirking from controversy.

From Salon

"I think part of that was we were obviously trying to shirk traditional game design," says Will.

From BBC

He said previous Conservative governments had "shirked difficult decisions" on the NHS out of a fear of attacks from their opponents.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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