dodge
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So they do whatever they can to dodge the sun.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Lange said her pilot had to dodge another plane coming at them, performed a “flip” and was able to set down at Van Nuys Airport.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
He's not the first prime minister to pledge a new style of politics only to find it hard to dodge the adversarial nature of PMQs.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
In the past, Meta has managed to dodge court-ordered spinoffs of Instagram and WhatsApp, but the company’s core business remains under a legal microscope.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
Wilton attempted to dodge the question, but Rob persisted in his line of inquiry: “O.K. I mean his ice ax is here and his jacket and things.”
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
The movie sees that trap coming and dodges it by the skin of its teeth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
He artfully dodges, however, two of the most important issues: energy and immigration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
A further risk for Ms. Spanberger is that her dodges contribute to a wider perception that she lacks candor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2025
The self-infantilizing is disconcerting to watch, and no doubt petrifying to experience firsthand, but Gaga dodges the fan and gets into her waiting vehicle.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2025
He dodges the pillow I throw at him.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
He noted that unemployment remains low, argued that the economy remains strong, and dodged questions about whether he plans to speak with Trump.
From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2026
When asked to comment on situation by local media, he dodged the question.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
“I think that we really dodged the bullet,” Roberts said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Woods ran the Via Alpina through storms, heat of up to 37C and dodged floods and wildfires across eight countries.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
He dodged the punch easily by bending his neck into a sideways U shape, then coiled his leg around the strangers waist the way Sheed wrapped licorice around his pinky before eating it.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
Car radios were still uncommon, but one afternoon, the airborne commander spent 20 minutes chewing out a Sunday driver he saw weaving and dodging through a traffic jam in Queens.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
This threatens Saudi Arabia’s strategy of dodging the risks of passage in the Strait of Hormuz by exporting its oil via its East-West pipeline to the Red Sea port of Yanbu.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
As the U.S. stock market heads into September, the S&P 500 stands a technical chance of dodging a big loss in what is historically a turbulent month.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
Surveys suggest that many do find this modern phenomenon - known as loudcasting, sodcasting, or headphone dodging - similarly frustrating.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
He laughed a little and then loped off quickly, awkwardly dodging a trash can in the hallway at the last minute.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
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