avoided
Example Sentences
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The Coalition has mostly avoided cuts so far, although one of E-Day's narrative directors announced last month he had been let go.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
And yet so many of us think of fighting as antisocial behavior to be avoided at all costs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
"There's a lot of opinions, and I purposely avoided the original movie and and the book before filming because I hadn't seen it or read it," Summer H Howell, who plays Carrie, tells Newsbeat.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
France only narrowly avoided a recession in the second quarter, as activity stagnated after extreme heat hit agricultural output and the energy price shock from the war in Iran continued to squeeze households and businesses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
“A hammer pounding between the eyes, it feels like my head is going to explode headache. We could have avoided this if you weren’t such a jerk.”
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
