avoid
Example Sentences
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“I would avoid the word spiral,” Commerzbank’s Stamer said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Mercedes - for one - had instructed their drivers to go wide on the pit-lane entry to avoid this risk.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
One encouraging sign for the deal is that Paramount apparently wants to avoid a legal challenge at the state level.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
“We saw customers aggressively buying Friday’s dip, and when the usual bounce failed, it became hard to avoid the wave,” he said.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
I do damage control on my cookies and cream, licking around the circumference of the cone to avoid getting sticky, but it’s no use.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
Vocabulary lists containing avoid
"Brothers in Hope"
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Workshop 5, Part 1
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