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Iranian state media detailed the attack earlier in the war, saying the jets flew at extremely low altitude to avoid defenses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

This may lead some people to avoid activities such as exercise.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026

In the broadcast booth, he sometimes alternates between standing and sitting, or puts his feet up on a table, anything to avoid sitting for hours on end.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

It subsequently went into gradual decline under the ownership of the American group General Motors, which long restricted its international expansion to avoid competition with other GM subsidiaries.

From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026

I count in my head, anything to distract myself and avoid upchucking on the table in front of this woman.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

That approach avoids unnecessary conflict during her lifetime while preserving your right to step aside when the time comes.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026

Krishna Guha of Evercore ISI said his base case remains that Warsh narrowly avoids an increase in September, though he described it as a knife-edge call.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

Unlike the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline through Niger and Algeria, external, this Atlantic route largely avoids the Sahel's most insecure regions, although offshore construction significantly increases costs.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

But in “Event Horizon,” Neill avoids hokeyness in what could otherwise be an extremely hokey film, finding the emotional center in a character whose inner demons become real-life manifestations of Hell.

From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026

One reason Locke avoids using the word ‘evidence’ as far as he can is that the word in English has multiple meanings.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Spence was named in Tottenham's Premier League starting XI 23 times last season as they narrowly avoided relegation.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

He captained the side last season as Tottenham narrowly avoided relegation from the Premier League.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

What the Emmy-winning series has undeniably done is bring soccer into millions of unsuspecting households that had previously avoided the sport like a plague.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026

His government avoided criticising Morocco, with whom it has delicate diplomatic relations.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

Then he avoided the tender subject altogether, wrote philosophical notes to Jo, turned studious, and gave out that he was going to ‘dig’, intending to graduate in a blaze of glory.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

I understand the usual arguments — reducing future RMDs, avoiding higher future tax brackets, and creating tax-free assets for heirs — but I’m not sure they carry much weight in my particular case.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026

Heisenberg: I could have picked pretty much any Hull player as one to avoid, because in all honesty we should be avoiding most of their squad.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

Archer aspires to build a fleet of air taxis that could potentially jet New York City travelers to airports in 15 minutes or less, avoiding traffic jams.

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

It starts with Immanuel Nobel’s arrival in St. Petersburg in 1838 after narrowly avoiding debtors’ prison in his native Sweden.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

I haven’t bumped into her in the building since our fight, and she’s been avoiding me everywhere else.

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks