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evade

[ih-veyd] / ɪˈveɪd /


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Cancer cells can sometimes evade the immune system by surrounding themselves with a dense layer of sugar-derived molecules.

From Science Daily Sep. 1, 2026

Staley denied the move was to help Epstein evade scrutiny.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

Shell companies are dangerous because they are used both by criminal organizations to evade sanctions and launder money and by the rich to avoid taxes.

From MarketWatch Aug. 27, 2026

Prosecutors have argued the Tates are a "flight risk", citing the brothers' past statements about their wealth and influence and having multiple identities to evade the law.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

The trick with these silent words is to walk in the spaces between them, turn sideways in your head, evade.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

Chip falls in with a troupe of street performers, evades the police, juggles along the Seine and eventually wanders into a smoky bar, where Penelope is strumming her guitar.

From Salon Jun. 30, 2026

In lab studies, the Cicada subvariant efficiently evades immunity from a prior vaccination or infection, according to a report published by the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 20, 2026

“It seems sometimes progress evades us,” Walker says.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 25, 2025

This "dark matter" is a mysterious entity that evades all forms of direct observation yet makes its presence felt through its invisible pull on visible objects.

From Science Daily Jun. 6, 2024

“Rats have no thumbs and therefore cannot do many things that we can. They cannot make tools or weapons. They are masters of destruction, but creation evades them,” said Vikus.

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins

The driver successfully and momentarily evaded officers, who found his abandoned motorcycle, valued at $5,000, in a nearby alley, according to Buttitta.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

Friends and family have largely evaded questions - among them Kelce's sister-in-law.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

Even the perennial budget champion, however, hasn't evaded a "wave of price hikes", Yoshihiro Noro, former head of the Japan Natto Cooperative Society Federation, told AFP.

From Barron's Jun. 22, 2026

Amazon researchers showed some safeguards on Fable could be evaded, alarming White House officials.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 14, 2026

He reached for her, but she evaded his arms.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks

Incidents of such loss of control continue to be catnip for AI ethicists, who contend that companies are evading moral responsibilities and accountability by describing it as their AI making its own choices.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

It can also be deeply damaging when it becomes a means of evading the truth.

From Salon Jul. 13, 2026

Kent Police said after initially evading arrest, the suspect had run toward Tivoli Road in Margate.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

And for the NCAA, the possibility of Sorsby evading consequences is an existential crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 9, 2026

In evading and warding off wage increases, employers are of course behaving in an economically rational fashion; their business isn’t to make their employees more comfortable and secure but to maximize the bottom line.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich




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