sidestepped
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Asked whether he stood with backlash, Hilton sidestepped, emphasizing how much he himself loves Los Angeles and intends to "revive" it.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026
For months, investors remained so fixated on earnings that AI stocks mostly sidestepped the pain felt by shares of small-capitalization companies and other more interest-rate-sensitive names.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 18, 2026
But a vote Tuesday approving that transition sidestepped a battle between the county and City of Los Angeles over other federally-mandated duties long performed by LAHSA.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
Zuffa Boxing chief Dana White largely sidestepped that question afterwards.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
I regret that I never saw a bear or wolf or followed the padding retreat of a giant hellbender salamander, never shooed away a bobcat or sidestepped a rattlesnake, never flushed a startled boar.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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