dodger
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In 1988, I won the office pool and with my hundred dollar winnings I bought myself a dodger hat, which is long gone, and a World Series T-shirt, which I have to this day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2025
Though he was sometimes labeled a draft dodger, he was very much the opposite.
From New York Times ● Feb. 7, 2023
"There's a lot of people who just think I was a tax dodger and that's not the case," says John.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2020
Moreover, as Risen documents, it established this son of a wealthy Civil War draft dodger as the embodiment of America’s emergence as a world power.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 18, 2019
When field marshals picked their men I was snapped up 'cause I was an ace dodger and tree climber.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
Social media was replete with jokes and memes about fleeing influencers, tax dodgers and crypto bros.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
The mass demonstration follows a recent crackdown on ultra-Orthodox draft dodgers, with thousands of call-up notices ignored in recent months and several deserters imprisoned.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2025
Labour is pledging to fund policies on the NHS and school breakfast clubs by boosting efforts to tackle tax dodgers.
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2024
He also created an electronic database of men, starting at age 17, to crack down on draft dodgers.
From New York Times ● Apr. 3, 2024
I knew a lot of draft dodgers who had spent time hiding out in Canada.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
