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England head coach Steve Borthwick will have his contract extended past the 2028 Six Nations in a bid to avoid uncertainty over his future before and during next year's Rugby World Cup.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

Jeremy Padawer, a toy-maker who was pulled into advocacy after he lost his home in the fire, tries to avoid the left-right tribalism that dominates today’s politics.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Along with death and taxes, invitations to celebrations you’d rather avoid are included on the list of adult life’s sad inevitabilities.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026

"If they don't quite get things right after the 16-hour flight, you still might have that jet lag, even though you're trying to avoid it."

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

People zigzag through the streets to avoid them.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Coastal Southern California enjoys its relatively mild summer climate thanks to several factors, including a cool ocean’s air-conditioning effect, protective mountains, proximity to deserts, and a weather pattern that usually avoids drawing in tropical moisture.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

It means that the asset avoids probate — a public accounting of your estate.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026

Even if Warsh avoids commenting, many of his colleagues in attendance will be sharing their views in interviews and the like.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Shein says it conducts regular third-party audits to ensure fair wages, and it says its on-demand model avoids overproduction and thus "dramatically reduces waste".

From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026

One reason Locke avoids using the word ‘evidence’ as far as he can is that the word in English has multiple meanings.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

The researchers suggest that around one or two in every 10 oesophageal cancers could be avoided if people stopped drinking very hot beverages.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Angelenos avoided the most significant impacts of Hurricane Marie over the Labor Day weekend, but the region continued to soak up the fringes of the storm Sunday, according to meteorologists.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

But the arithmetic was suddenly visible anyway: one broken appliance repaired, one replacement avoided, however many dollars still in somebody’s pocket.

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz avoided the prospect of an early US Open exit by fighting back from a set down against Portugal's Jaime Faria.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

They avoided other clumps of blackened trees just in case they stumbled into more holes, but each time Owen saw a burned-out denning site, he felt a pang of sadness.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

“Hence, while we think that we could get a pullback in yields in the near term, our medium term view remains one of avoiding the long end and favoring steepeners on the curve.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

But that doesn't mean police departments are avoiding that tech.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

Bernhard Eugen Fritsch, 65, was added to the list after fleeing to Mexico before his sentencing, and is currently avoiding his sentence in his native Germany, according to officials.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

The cost of avoiding those questions can be an annual account fee, a commission on every trade and a menu of funds with higher expense ratios than the ones already sitting in your core lineup.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026

“I’m sorry you had to see that,” she said, still avoiding his gaze, as she returned to the first aid kit, the lid of which she suddenly struggled to take off.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny